Carmen velasquez contribution
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Carmen C. Velasquez
Filipino parasitologist (1913–1994)
Carmen Camacho Velasquez (August 7, 1913 – October 16, 1994) was a Filipino parasitologist. She specialized in parasites of the tropical fish of the Philippines. She is known for her work on the taxonomy of Digenea and was the first to describe the parasitic nematode Capillaria philippinensis, which causes intestinal capillariasis in humans.
Velasquez discovered 32 new species and a genus of digenetic trematodes. She was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 1983.
Early life and education
Carmen Camacho was born on August 7, 1913, in Bayambang, Pangasinan. She attended the University of the Philippines Diliman, earning a bachelor of science in zoology in 1934. Afterwards, she worked as a student assistant in the Department of Zoology of the University of the Philippines.[1]
Velasquez continued her studies at the University of Michigan through a Barbour scholarship and was influenced by helminthologist George R. La Rue.[1] She earned her MS in zoology in 1937.[2] S
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Carmen Velasquez
New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends
Personal
Carmen Velasquez is a justice of the Supreme Court, 11th District in New York. She was elected in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2028.[1]
Previously, Velasquez served as a judge for the New York City Civil Court of Queens County. She has served on that court from 2009 until her election to the Supreme Court, 11th District.[2]
Education
Velasquez received her B.A. degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1984 and her J.D. degree from the Temple University School of Law in 1987. She also spent the summer of 1985 at the University of Athens Law School. In the summer of 1986, she worked as an intern for the Appellate Division (1st Department) Assigned Counsel Plan.[2]
Career
- 2015-2028: Justice, Supreme Court, 11th District
- 2009-2014: Judge, New York City Civil Court of Queens County
- 2000-2002: Adjunct professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- 1999: Adjunct professor, Baruch
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Carmen Camacho Velasquez was a renowned Filipino parasitologist who dedicated her career to studying the parasites of tropical fish in the Philippines. Her work on the taxonomy of Digenea and discovery of the parasitic nematode Capillaria philippinensis, which causes intestinal capillariasis in humans, have had significant impacts on both the fields of parasitology and public health.
Velasquez’s passion for science began at a young age and led her to pursue a degree in zoology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. After earning her bachelor’s degree, she worked as a student assistant in the Department of Zoology before obtaining a master’s degree in zoology from the University of Michigan through a Barbour scholarship.
Returning to the University of the Philippines, Velasquez continued her academic pursuits and became the first person to receive a PhD in parasitology from the university. Her research focused on the spread of Ascaris eggs and their resistance in the Philippines, a topic that would inform her later work on intestinal parasites.
Throughout her career, Vela
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