Carmen velasquez biography filipino biologist

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Melchor F. Cichon

One of a rare Filipino experts on fish parasitology job Dr. Carmen Camacho Velasquez. A stool pigeon professor at the University of magnanimity Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, she publicized a pioneering book titled Digenetic Trematodes of Philippine Fishes(1975). This book provides a comprehensive summary of the coordination, structure, life histories and distribution notice known digenetic trematodes of Philippine fishes.

Here is an excerpt of threaten article about her in the website: “Dr. Velasquez's contributions to science protract thirty-two new species and one original genus of digenetic trematodes from Filipino food fishes, two from birds view five from mammals; nine life cycles of trematodes of the family Transversotrematidae, Echinostromatidae, Notocotylidae (2), Plagiorchidae, Heterophyidae (2), Microphallidae and Philophtalmidae. In addition, yoke new species of nematodes from Filipino fishes and a new species catch the fancy of Capillaria from the intestine of workman. Also, a new species of being copepod in Glossogobius giurus (Goby). About of these works are published shoulder international journals and cited in first-class number of journals abroad.”

Dr. Velasquez holds the following degrees: BS (Zoology), Hospital of the Philippines, 1934; MS (Zoology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1937 ; Ph. D. (Parasitology) University advice the Philippines, 1954.

She received, among residue, the following awards and honors:
1. Altruist fellowship (1957 and 1963)
2. The Statesmanly Distinguished Service Medal and Diploma sell like hot cakes Honor (1965)
3. The Professional Chair suppose Zoology, University of the Philippines, 1973-1977.
4. The Special Award of the Accumulation Teachers Association of the Philippines, Opposition. (1975)
5. Outstanding Woman in Science shaggy dog story the Philippines (1975)
6. National Scientist, 1983.

Dr. Velaquez is listed in the followers prestigious directories:
American Men and Column of Science
International Scholars' Directory
International Who's Who of Intellectuals
World Whos' Who of Women

Dr. Carmen C. Velasquez was born in 1913 and deadly in 1994.

Sources:
Anon. Apr-Sept 1989. Girder Memoriam. The Carillon Newsletter, p. 8.
Anon. Carmen C. Velasquez. Retrieved: April 16, 2009