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Dr. Kathleen M Drew Baker | Prominent Algologists around the World
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Prominent Algologists around the World
Dr. Kathleen M Drew Baker, a legendary Phycologist of the 20th century. Her significant breakthrough in deciphering the life cycle of Porphyra - sushi - has revolutionized commercial cultivation in Japan, Korea, and China. Although not known much in the academic circles of her native United Kingdom, her contributions are recognized immensely in Japan. They have constructed a monument dedicated to her at Kumamoto Prefecture, wherein she has carved as “Mother of the Sea". Every year on April 14th “Dru festival" is celebrated nationwide in her honour.
Data compiled by: Dr. Vaibhav A. Mantri, Principal Scientist & Divisional Chair, CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Source Credit: "Prominent Phycologists of the 20th Century" by David J Garbary and Michael J. Wynne (Eds)
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