Every March is being celebrated as International Women’s Month. In keeping with the celebrations, Mitsa has collected 15 different Filipinas who paved the way in making the world a better place. For the following days, we’ll be highlighting 5 special women who’ve contributed in the scientific world, 5 icons that paved the way for PhilippineContinue reading “Women in STEM”
Category Archives: Filipino Scientists
Joy Ann Santos: Co-Developer of the COVID-19 Detection Kit
Joy Ann P. Santos, MSc, is a University Researcher at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, National Institutes of Health in the University of the Philippines. Joy Ann Santos is a co-developer of the GenAmplify™ COVID-19 rRT-PCR Detection Kit – a test kit for detecting positive cases of coronavirus.
Fe del Mundo: The Revolutionary Pediatrician
The late Doctor Fe Villanueva del Mundo, OLD ONS GCGH, was a Filipino pediatrician who revolutionized medicine in the Philippines. She was born on the 27th day of November in 1911 and died on the 7th of August in 2011. She established the first ever pediatric hospital, the Children’s Medical Center, in the Philippines.
Lourdes Cruz: Discovery of the Venomous Snail
Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz is a biochemist, famous for her exploration of the Conus geographus, a venomous fish-hunting snail, leading to the discovery of venom-based medicinal products.
Filipino Scientists and their Contributions
Check out these Filipino scientists, and learn more about their contributions to the body of science!
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