Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article highlights the career of Francisco Alberto Sáez, a Uruguayan biologist and the first graduate in Biological Sciences from the National University of La Plata, who pioneered cytogenetics in Latin America. His research on chromosomes and genetics had a wide-ranging impact. He was one of the founders of the Clemente Estable Institute of Biological Sciences Research in Montevideo, the Montevideo Biological Society, and vice-president of the 7th International Congress of Genetics (1939, Edinburgh, Scotland). For over 50 years, he maintained relationships with leading figures in cell biology. He co-authored educational publications that went through multiple editions and were translated into major languages. He was a key figure in scientific research in Uruguay and the region.
Author: Turnes, Antonio L.
Institution: Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Language: Spanish
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7217154161