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Humberto Fernandez Moran
Humberto Fernandez-Moran was a research scientist born in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
He founded the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological and Brain Studies (IVNIC in Spanish), the predecessor of the current Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC). He studied medicine at the University of Munich, where he graduated Summa cum Laude in 1944. He contributed to the development of the electron microscope and was the first person to use the concept of cryoultramicrotomy. He developed the diamond scalpel and its applications for precise cuttings of biological tissues and metals. He also worked on the concept of electronic cryomicroscopy, the use of superconducting lenses ...
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