Scientific Centenaries in 1936

Scientific research and Portuguese colonial policy: developments and articulations, 1936-1974.

The development of a colonial scientific policy by the Portuguese state in the twentieth century is investigated by studying the Junta de Investigações do Ultramar. Directly subordinated to the Ministério das Colônias/do Ultramar and based in Lisbon, this entity's main attribute was to coordinate the scientific studies to be undertaken in colonial territories under Portuguese rule. The aim is t...

Dev097394 1918..1936

Midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neuron development has been an intense area of research during recent years. This is due in part to a growing interest in regenerative medicine and the hope that treatment for diseases affecting mDA neurons, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), might be facilitated by a better understanding of how these neurons are specified, differentiated and maintained in vivo. This ...

Charles Nicolle (1866-1936).

Dept. of Medicine, TN Medical College & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai 400 008 C Nicolle was born in Rouen, France, to a practising physician. He received his medical education in Rouen and completed his graduation from the hospital in Paris. In 1893, he further studied in the Pasteur Institute of Paris, under the direction of Metchnikoff and Roux. In 1902, he was appointed the first director of...

Richard E. Shope, 1936

Rural Welfare in India in 1936

Mr. C. F. Strickland has brought together in a convenient form the activities of the various organizations in India, governmental and other, which are actively helping the rural uplift movement in the country. The Government of India has made a sum of R,s. 31 crores available to the provincial governments as grants to assist them in developing ruralwelfare work. Some provinces such as Madras, B...