SCIENTIST CONTRIBUTION

He was an Augustinian monk and scientist, who gained posthumous

Gregor Mendel Father
fame as the figurehead of the new science of genetics for his study of
of Genetics
the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants.
A German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist,
and politician, known for his advancement of public health. Referred
Louis Pasteur
to as the father of modern pathology, he is considered one of the
founders of social medicine
His most widely known scientific contribution is the cell theory, which
Rudolf Virchow built on the work of Theodore Schwann and Matthias Schleiden. He is
cited as the first to recognize leukemia cells.
An English naturalist who established that all species of life have
descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the
scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a
Charles Darwin
process that he called natural selection. He published his theory with
compelling evidence for evolution in his 1859 book On the Origin of
Species.
He published many articles on bacteriology, immunology and
chemotherapy. His best known achievements are the discovery of the
Sir Alexander Fleming
enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from
the fungus Penicillium notatum in 1928.
He was an English physician who was the first to describe correctly with
William Harvey exact detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being
pumped around the body by the heart.
He was a German physician. He became famous for isolating Bacillus
anthracis in 1877, the Tubercullosis bacillus in 1882 and the Vibrio
Robert Koch
cholera in 1883 and for his development of Kochs postulates. He is
considered one of the founders of micribiology
A Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations
Carl Von Linne (Carolus for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the
Linneus) father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers
of modern ecology.
He was an American medical researcher best known for having
Albert Bruce Sabin
developed an oral polio vaccine.
Known for his law of elasticity (Hookes Law) and for discovering cells,
Robert Hooke
the basic unit of life.
Identify hundreds of Philippine trees and herbs and extracted certain
therapeutic properties. First Filipino Industrial Scientist and the first
Dr. Leon Maria Guerrero
Filipino Forensic Chemist. He is considered the father of Philippine
Pharmacy.
Invented the biogas technology in Maya Farms, Angono Rizal. He
Dr. Felix Maramba Sr. organized the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE) in
1950, and recognized as the father of PSAE.
He is a native of Pasay City. Have 265 works in Philippine and foreign
journals. He corrected Beri-Beri (vitamin D deficiency) by fortifying rice
Dr. Juan Salcedo with vitamin B1 or thiamine. Provided BCG (Bacillus calmette-guerin)
vaccine against tuberculosis. Recognized as first batch of scientists
dubbed by the National Academy of Science and Technology.
She was the first female student admitted to Harvard Medical
University. She founded the Childrens Medical Center in 1957. She is
Dr. Fe Del Mundo
credited for studies that led to the invention of an improved incubator
and jaundice-relieving device.
She was known for her studies in fish parasitology. She discovered 32
species, and one new genus of digenetic trematodes found in our
Dr. Carmen Velasquez
local fishes.
 She had scientific contributions to the Biochemistry Field of Conotoxin.
She helped developed conotoxins for the purpose of biochemical
Dr. Lourdes Cruz probes for examining the activities of the human brain. She is also
known for the Rural Livelihood Incubator which is a social program
dedicated to alleviating poverty in the rural areas.
He developed the spineless kenaf whose fibers were used in the jute
Dr. Nemesio Mendiola sacks that store our rice. He also developed a kind of pineapple which
has the sweetness of the Hawaiian variety.