Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 17h

Sir Salvador Enrique Moncada Seidner was instrumental in understanding the function and metabolism of #nitricoxide, and its connection to #vascular and #inflammatorybiology.
He also oversaw #epileptic, #malarial, and #migraine treatments.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/sir-salvador...

Sir Salvador Enrique Moncada Seidner - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Salvador Enrique Moncada Seidner was born December 3, 1944 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and was instrumental in understanding the function and metabolism of nitric oxide, as well as its connection to...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 2d

Santiago Ramón y Cajal was the first #Spaniard to win the Nobel Prize after turning a childhood interest in #art and #medicine into developing detailed illustrations of nervous system and neurons that are the basis of modern #neuroscience.
#HispanicHeritageMonth

www.scheq.org/santiago-ram...

Santiago Ramón y Cajal, MD - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Santiago Ramón y Cajal (May 1 1852 - October 17, 1934) was born in Petilla de Aragón, Spain. He spent most of his childhood causing trouble, leading to frequently changing schools and even an arre...

www.scheq.org

3

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Andres Barbero was one of the earlist MDs in Paraguay and spent most of his life using his wealth to treat disease, advance #publichealth, and establish many organizations in Paraguay.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/andres-barbe...

Andrés Barbero, MD - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Andres Barbero (July 28, 1877 - February 14, 1951) was born in 1877 in Asunción, Paraguay. He became one of the first Paraguayan citizens to earn a medical degree and dedicated himself to many phi...

www.scheq.org

1

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 3d

José Carlos Millás was a #Cuban #meteorologist that narrowed hurricane season to between June & November & predicted the 1994 October hurricane using only weather balloon data.
#weatherballoons #civilengineering #meteorology #hurricaneseason #HispanicHeritageMonth

www.scheq.org/jose-carlos-...

José Carlos Millás - STEMMCHEQ

José Carlos Millás (January 22, 1889 - November 28, 1965) was a Cuban meteorologist that was called one of the “fathers of tropical meteorology”. Born in Havana, he obtained a BS in Civil Engineering ...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia, a Uruguayan, is known as the father of #Perinatology. Specializing in #gynaecology and #obstetrics, he developed the Montevideo Units, the basis for fetal monitoring during labor, and the #cardiotocogram.
#HispanicHeritageMonth #pregnancy

www.scheq.org/roberto-cald...

Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia, MD - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia (September 26, 1921 - November 2, 1996) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Dr. Caldeyro-Barcia was the father of Perinatology and was nominated for the Nobel Prize. He obtain...

www.scheq.org

1

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Mireya Correa was a Panamian #Botanist, #Biologist and #Chemist. She was the Founder of the #Herbarium at the University of Panama and helped the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute digitize plant specimens. #WomeninSTEM #HispanicHeritageMonth #WomenInScience
www.scheq.org/dr-mireya-co...

Dr. Mireya Correa - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Mireya Correa (February 6, 1940 - November 22, 2022) was born in 1940 Panama. She obtained a Licenciada or BS (1963) in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Panama and her MS (1967) in Bot...

www.scheq.org

2

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 4d

Julio Garavito Armero, a Colombian prodigy, studied #mathematics & #lunar interactions on oceanic and weather fluctuations. He calculated Halley's Comet trajectory, Bogota's #latitude & connected Moon's orbit and its influence on Earth.
#HispanicHeritageMonth #gravity
www.scheq.org/julio-garavi...

Julio Garavito Armero - STEMMCHEQ

Julio Garavito Armero (January 5, 1865 - March 11, 1920) was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He was a prodigy that studied mathematics and lunar interactions on oceanic and weather fluctuations. Born amidst...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 5d

Cesar Ricardo Bressani Castignoli was born in Guatamela City and recieved his PhD in #biochemistry from Purdue University focusing on food science and #nutrition. He developed incaparina, which was made from #corn, #soy, #cottonseed, and #yeast.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/cesar-ricard...

Cesar Ricardo Bressani Castignoli, PhD - STEMMCHEQ

Cesar Ricardo Bressani Castignoli, PhD (September 28, 1926 - January 30, 2015) was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala and his parents were immigrant Italians. He received his BS (1948) in Chemical Engi...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Antonia Coello Novelo, Puerto Rican, was the first woman & first Hispanic to serve as the US Surgeon General. Specializing in #pediatrics and #nephrology, she played a large role in the Organ Transplantation Procurement Act.
#womeninmedicine #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/antonia-coel...

Antonia Coello Novello, MPH, MD - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Antonia Coello Novello was born on August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She became the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as the US Surgeon General. After spending the first 18 years of h...

www.scheq.org

2 4

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 7d

Andrés Manuel Del Río was a Spaniard by birth, but became a Mexican Citizen. He studied #analyticalchemistry, #metallurgy, #mining, and #geology in Spain, England, France and Germany. He originally discovered #Vanadium in 1801. #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/andres-manue...

Andrés Manuel Del Río - STEMMCHEQ

Andrés Manuel del Rio y Fernández (November 10, 1764 - March 23, 1849) was born in Madrid. He was the original person to discover the element Vanadium. After receiving his BS (1780) from the Universit...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Bernardo Alberto Houssay was a #physiologist that was the first Latin American Nobel Laureate (1947) for his work on understanding the pituitary gland & its connection to regulating glucose. He laid the foundation for modern #endocrinology.

#HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/bernardo-alb...

Bernardo Alberto Houssay, MD - STEMMCHEQ

Bernardo Alberto Houssay (April 10, 1887 - September 21, 1971). Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dr. Houssay was a physiologist who would go on to be the first Latin American Nobel Laureate for his wo...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. David Joaquin Guzman was born in 1843 and spent his life between public education, #smallpox #vaccination, and #geological and #archeological studies. He received his BA in #Philosophy in Guatemala and MD (1869) from Sorbonne .
#HispanicHeritageMonth #ElSalvador

www.scheq.org/david-joaqui...

David Joaquín Guzmán, MD - STEMMCHEQ

David Joaquín Guzmán (August 15, 1843 - January 20, 1927). Born in 1843 in San Miguel, San Salvador, El Salvador, to the future president of El Salvador. After the war with Guatemala, Dr. Guzmán would...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Eugenia Maria del Pino Veintimilla is an Eduadorian #DevelopmentalBiologist that made significant contributions in understanding egg development in #frogs, primarily trained undergrads, and big champion of #mentorship.
#oogenesis #HispanicHeritageMonth

www.scheq.org/eugenia-mari...

Eugenia Maria del Pino Veintimilla, PhD - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Eugeneia Maria del Pino was born on April 19, 1945 in Quito, Ecuador. She received a Licentiate Degree (1967) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE), a MSc (1969) from Vassar Co...

www.scheq.org

1

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 11d

Dr. Evangelina Villegas was a Mexican Agricultural Scientist who made a mark on reducing #worldhunger through creation of the quality protein #maize (QPM) She was first woman to win the World Food Prize in 2000. #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/evangeline-v...

Evangeline Villegas, PhD - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Evengelina Villegas (October 24, 1924 - April 24, 2017) was an agricultural scientist born in 1924 in Mexico City, Mexico. She received her BA in Chemistry and Biology from the National Polytechni...

www.scheq.org

1

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 12d

Pedro Elodoro Paulet Mostajo, born in Peru, was an #engineer and #architect. He played a big role in #aviation, development of the Peruvian Airforce, and development of 1st liquid propelled rocket engine that used nitrogen peroxide & gasoline.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/pedro-eleodo...

Pedro Eleodoro Paulet Mostajo, PhD - STEMMCHEQ

Pedro Paulet Mostajo (July 2, 1874 - January 30, 1945). Born 1874 in Tiabaya, Arequipa, Peru, under very humble beginnings, Dr. Pedro Paulet would go on to found Peru’s aviation division while being t...

www.scheq.org

1

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 13d

Dr. Rebeca Gerschman was an Argentians #biologist and #physiologist that discovered that O2 free radical led to cell aging and death. She was also a pioneer in teaching, used film in the classroom, and brought in speakers from other countries.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
www.scheq.org/rebeca-gersc...

Rebeca Gerschman, PhD - STEMMCHEQ

Dr. Rebeca Gerschman (June 19, 1903 - April 4, 1986). Born in 1903, in Carlos Casares, Argentina Dr. Rebeca Gerschman became the first to suggest that the toxicity of oxygen-free radicals led to cell ...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 14d

Alejandro Posadas, MD was a self-taught throacic surgeon from Argentina that made significant advances in pulmonary surgery, tx of pleural effusions, and prevention of #pulmonary collapse. He was the first person to categorize #coccidiodomycosis. #HispanicHeritageMonth www.scheq.org/alejandro-po...

Alejandro Posadas, MD - STEMMCHEQ

Born in 1870 in Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, Dr. Alejandro Posadas would pioneer thoracic surgery in Argentina while performing the first ever filmed operation. He would attend the Jes...

www.scheq.org

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 14d

Heading back to NYC after a short trip to ATL.

1

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for convening a great program yesterday highlighting the Lung Cancer Consensus Statement -Trimar. The discussions touched on #policy, #disparities, #biomarkers, #access, the importance of state driven initiatives. In some instances, addressing lung health made adoption easier.

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 18d

ECHO Biotech Networking event at Pier I on Thursday night.

1 2

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 21d

I was recently interviewed on the Leadership Sound Bites Podcast by Better Possibilities. Episode 194 "Cut the Noise: Leading When You Don't Fit the Mold".

I talked about #adhd, #neurodivergence, #Leadership, @scheq.org launch, #STEMcareers, & purpose driven work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yaH...

E198: Leading When You Don’t Fit the Mold with Dr. Eugene Manley

YouTube video by Leadership Sound Bites by Better Possibilities

www.youtube.com

4

Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD @emanleyjr.bsky.social · 22d

Dr. Raez is joining us at 11 AM (ET) on the free Just Breathe: SCHEQing on Lung Cancer Webinar Series to discuss Molecular Testing Challenges in Lung Cancer. Register here: tinyurl.com/SCHEQJBSLC3
#lungcancer #lcsm