Cruz, Katherynn F.
BSMT
MT1-01
SEARCH THE FOLLOWING INVENTIONS & INNOVATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY
1. Edward Jenner contributed to immunology by discovering vaccines. He is the first person
who created the first successful vaccine which is the smallpox vaccine.
2. Marie François Xavier Bichat contributed to histology by introducing 21 tissues as the
basic elements of organs.
3. Agostino Bassi is an Italian entomologist. Because of his research and study about
muscardine, it was discovered that the diseases affecting living organisms are caused by
microorganisms. He prescribed some methods for the prevention and elimination of
muscardine.
4. Louis Pasteur successfully developed a vaccine which is immunity to rabies. He also
discovered Pasteurization which is the process that he invented which helps destroy the
pathogenic microorganisms that could affect the shelf life of foods and beverages.
5. Gregor Mendel is known as The Father of Modern Genetics. Because of his study on
pea plants, he discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance. Because of his research
and study, it was discovered how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
6. John lister invented Antisepsis which is the method of using chemicals that helps destroy
the germs that cause infections during surgery. In this way of using Antiseptic, infection
in the wound is prevented. Because of this discovery of Joseph Lister, surgery became
safer and helped save more lives.
7. Robert Koch is one of the founders of microbiology. He discovered the bacteria that
causes cholera and tuberculosis. Throughout the years Robert Koch continued to
explore different diseases, both from animals and humans, by going on an expedition in
different places and studying the diseases common in that area.
8. Elie Metchnikoff discovered phagocytosis. Phagocytosis is the process by which
certain living cells called phagocytes ingest or engulf other cells or particles which
combats infection.
9. Ernst Von Bergmann introduced the sterilization of surgical materials using heat from
the steam.
10. Karl Landsteiner classified the bloods into groups. Because of his discovery of blood
groups namely Type A, AB, B, and O, blood transfusion became much safer.
11. Von Wassermann is best known for developing the Wassermann test. The Wassermann
test helps to identify if a patient is positive of syphilis or not. This test kit may not be
as good as modern test kits but it surely contributed to the development of modern test
kits for infectious diseases these days.
12. Howard Ricketts discovered rickettsiae which is responsible for lethal human diseases
such as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Rickettsiae is an organism that
causes the transmission of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. It is transmitted through tick
bites.
13. Hans Fischer is an organic chemist. His discovery helped us to understand the
importance of hemoglobin in transporting oxygen. Hans Fischer is also known for
synthesizing porphyrins which are important when it comes to the structure of
hemoglobin. His discoveries led to advancements in the fields of biochemistry and
medicine.
14. Jonas Salk successfully developed a poliomyelitis vaccine. It is a vaccine for Polio which
is a disease that affects the nervous system. His vaccine helped lessen the number of
polio cases in the whole world.
15. James Westgard - introduced the westgard rules for quality control in the clinical
laboratory. This rule ensures the accuracy of the laboratory test results.
16. Baruch Samuel Blumberg discovered the Hepatitis B virus. Because of his discovery,
he studied the virus and developed a successful vaccine for the Hepatitis B virus.
17. Kary Mullis - developed the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) wherein a small amount
of DNA can be copied in large quantities. PCR is a big help in medical research and
forensic science.
18. Andre Van Steirteghem - introduced the infertility treatment called intracytoplasmic
sperm injection (IVF) wherein a sperm is injected into an egg to make an embryo.
19. James Thomson is known for his stem cell research. He is the first one who
successfully made the first human stem cell line.
Reference:
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18819786/
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1034429/
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Agostino-Bassi
https://www.micropia.nl/en/discover/microbiology/louis-
pasteur/#:~:text=He%20was%20the%20first%20to,of%20the%20world's%20first%20vaccines.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342039/
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Pasteur https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/johann-gregor-mendel
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https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/listers-antisepsissystem#:~:text=Antisepsis%20is%20the%20method%20of,wounds%20during%20and%20after%20surgery.
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https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Institute/History/rk_node_en.html#:~:text=For%20his%20discovery%20of%20the,as%20the%20pion
eer%20of%20microbiology.&text=Robert%20Koch%20was%20born%20to,Germany%20on%2011%20December%201843.
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Koch
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elie-Metchnikoff
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867416310686
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https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)62446-X/fulltext
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aff.
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%20region.
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https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095820311;jsessionid=B5E3477CE453464A17EDA00C9EF
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https://medicine.umich.edu/medschool/education/md-program/m-home/our-houses/salkhouse#:~:text=Jonas%20Edward%20Salk,of%20becoming%20a%20practicing%20physician.
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https://www.westgard.com/jimbio.htm
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https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1976/blumberg/facts/
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https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1993/mullis/facts/
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-eccentric-scientist-behind-the-gold-standard-covid-19-pcr-test
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https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22463-intracytoplasmic-sperm-injection
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https://www.uv.es/uvweb/uv-transparency/en/people/acknowledgedments-/honoris-causa-doctors/honoris-causa-doctors-21stcentury/date-investiture/ceremony-naming-andre-constant-van-steirteghem-doctor-honoris-causa1285924692509/Honoris.html?id=1285878776301
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Thomson-Americanbiologist#:~:text=James%20Thomson%2C%20in%20full%20James,skin%20cells%20into%20stem%20cells.
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Thomson-Americanbiologist#:~:text=Having%20learned%20in%201980%20that,embryonic%20stem%20cells%20in%201995.