Thanks Frederick, The info about Dr. Emidio Afonso is very interesting. It looks like the scientific genes run in the family. Read about Dr. Adrian Afonso. Sr. Research Fellow at *Schering-Plough Research Institute.* He died in 2010 at the age of 75. Adrian was the son of Joaquim Bossuet Afonso and Albertina Dias Afonso. (grandson of Dr. Emidio). *" Adrian was instrumental in the discovery of the cholesterol absorption inhibitor drug, Zetia. His pioneering work for the process of the synthesis of penems is still used today. He had 37 U.S. patents, including a process for preparation of steroidal compounds, antiviral and anti-hypertensive compounds and other new drug entities, "*
I happened to meet him once at a scientific conference. Themistocles On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 2:51 AM Frederick Noronha < [email protected]> wrote: > Recall reading about Dr Emidio Afonos: > All Time Greats of Goa - Emidio Afonso > > https://www.ecb.torontomu.ca/~elf/pub/misc/All%20Time%20Greats%20of%20Goa%20-%20Emidio%20Afonso%202015.pdf > > Birth centenary of Dr Emidio Afonso - scientist and ... > > https://www.heraldgoa.in/Review/Voice-Of-Opinion/Birth-centenary-of-Dr-Emidio-Afonso-scientist-and-physician-extraordinary/103845 > > On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 at 04:32, Themistocles D'Silva <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I would like to collect information about scientists of Goan origin who >> have made inventions that resulted in commercial products. >> These individuals could be based anywhere, living or past. >> To narrow the field, I would like to limit to medicinal and organic >> chemistry. Any significant contribution in another profession would also be >> acceptable. >> Iam sure there are some families who have documents or some information >> about their members that they would like to share so that these Goan >> heroes are duly recognized and a place in historical records. >> Inventors should be recognized just >> like authors. >> >> Themistocles >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Goa-Research-Net" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAO578NLoG98DnRDZ4XjO_NKQaAzhOQFD0oKjtkxduoPt9u18sA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAO578NLoG98DnRDZ4XjO_NKQaAzhOQFD0oKjtkxduoPt9u18sA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAMCR53Ko2LueEztenazvwGn8T0ZYNq3BLEihnuES3HskwFMbEg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAMCR53Ko2LueEztenazvwGn8T0ZYNq3BLEihnuES3HskwFMbEg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAO578NLsvtF-XQ9wOSiOhv6ymBk0%3D3ZSzdFQpZwo5sU_nN7qzA%40mail.gmail.com.
