Thomasian neurologist breaks into top 100 Asian Scientists of 2017
by Marc dela Paz
Thomasian neurologist Dr. Raymond Rosales was among was among this year’s top 100 Asian Scientists published by The Asian Scientist Magazine last June 29.
Rosales, a professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, made the cut under the biomedical sciences category.
Last year, Rosales received the Philippines Promising Star award from Thomson Reuters for his works in the fields of neuroscience and behavioral science.
He earned his bachelor’s degree and doctor of medicine in 1977 and 1981 from UST, respectively, while he received his doctor of philosophy in medical science from Kagoshima University Graduate School of Japan in 1996.
He was one of the 12 awardees from the country.
The other Filipino scientists who made the list were Augustus Resurreccion, Joseph Pasia, Windell Rivera, Maria Corazon de Ungria, Maria Czarina Acelajado, Emmanuel Estrella and Menandro Acda of the University of the PhilippinesDiliman, and Aristotle Ubando of De La Salle University.
Other categories in the list included aerospace and astronomy, agricultural sciences, chemistry, engineering, environmental sciences and geology, information technology, leadership, material science, and mathematics.
Qualified for the selection were only recipients of national or international prizes for scientific research in 2014 to 2015.
Launched in early 2011, The Asian Scientist magazine provides news and updates in the fields of medicine, science, and technology to Asian readers.
Photo grabbed from the Asia-Oceanian Congress for Neurorehabilitation 2017 website
