Magdalena cantoria autobiography in five short paragraphs

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Dr.

Magdalena C. Cantoria

Dr. Magdalena C. Cantoria is one of the countrys best and most accomplished botanists.

She was born on October 25, and passed away at 84, last December 25,
For her numerous outstanding researches, she received recognition here and in foreign
countries. She finished her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy cum laude () and Master of
Science in Botany () at the University of the Philippines.

But she wanted to be one of the
best. So Dr. Cantoria went to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy for her Master in Science
in Pharmacology, major in plant physiology (), and finally a Doctor of Philosophy in
Botany () at the University of Chicago.

Magdalena cantoria autobiography in five short sentences: Autobiography in Five Short Chapters. I. I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. II. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I still don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I am in the same place.

She also took a summer course in Radiation Biology
at Argonne national Laboratory in , and another UNESCO training course in Plant
Physiology at the University of Delhi in This extensive academic training made Dr.
Cantoria a leading international authority in botany. Aside from her international commitments
and positions held, she once worked as scientific research assistant at the prestigious National
Research Council of the Philippines.

Dr. Cantoria was also a long-time faculty member of the
UP College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Cantoria's researches focuses on health; particularly on the morphology, physiology
and biochemistry of drug-producing plants. She has also done basic study on the pharmacognosy
of agar, raulfia, datura, mint, and Piperspecies.

Among her significant publications include:
Pharmacognosy in Action (), Workbooks in Pharmacognosy I and II (), Physiological
and Chemical Studies for the Identification of Philippine Mint (), Aromatic and Medicinal
Herbs of the Philippines (), Physiology and Biochemistry of the Volatile Oils of Mentha
Species (), and The Identification of Zingeber purpureum (), Selected Topics in
Pharmacognosy (), and Pharmacognosy in Action and in Practice ().

Her most recent
published science articles include Biodiversity and Public Health and Bioprospecting and Drug
Discovery (The Manila Bulletin: March/May ).
Dr. Cantoria received the Edwin Leigh Newcomb Award in pharmacognosy given by the
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education in , largely due to her paper on the
morphology and anatomy of Rauvofia vomitoria Afz.

In , she received the Eward S. Mika
Award for her work on Datura stramonium L., a highly toxic weed belonging to
the Solanaceae (nightshade) family, extracts from which are used as hallucinogens. Dr. Cantoria
is also a recipient of Phi Sigma awards for marked distinction in biology in and Most
Outstanding Phi Sigman, and was recognized in for her Noteworthy Leadership and
Distinctive Dedication as Dean of the UP College of Pharmacy.

The National Academy of
Science and Technology DOST in , elected Dr. Cantoria as Academician. Likewise, in
she was appointed as permanent Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines Diliman.
She was also one of the Twelve Basic Research Achievement Awardees of the National
Research Council of the Philippines, as well as one of featured women in A Century of Women
in Health Sciences ( AD: ).

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