Celso Furtado (1920-2004)

Healthcare and development: a dialog with the thinking of Celso Furtado.

Understanding that conditions of health are dependent on more general nationwide factors relating to the level of development means admitting that 'sectorization' of health service is something that tends to limit the formation of knowledge. It also points to the importance of investigating the relationship between health and development, including issues about the processes that feed the persi...

John Maynard Smith (1920–2004)

John Maynard Smith, who died of lung cancer last month at the age of 84, was one of the most influential evolutionary biologists of his generation. He grew up in rural Somerset and was educated at Eton College. There he was stimulated by the writings of J.B.S. Haldane, a life-long influence. As he explained in the introduction to his collection of Haldane’s writings On Being the Right Size, “I ...

Evolution. Retrospective: in memory of John Maynard Smith (1920-2004).

In memoriam: Celso-Ramon Garcia, M.D. (1922–2004), reproductive medicine visionary

This article traces the career of Celso-Ramon Garcia (1922-2004), noted physician, educator, and internationally renowned pioneer in the field of reproductive endocrinology. His work helped to formulate oral contraceptives used by millions of women throughout the world. Garcia's research collaborators included Gregory Pincus and John Rock, who together finalized the landmark clinical data neede...

Speaker 2: Celso Arango

Immune molecules and redox pathways are receiving increasing attention for a possible role in pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. A cell population that may present enhanced vulnerability to the deleterious effects of these mechanisms is the parvalbumin-positive fast spiking interneurons in cortical circuits. This cell population is thought to be affected in schizophrenia, as post-mortem ...