Isidro Antonio Torte Savillo is a Philippine[3] scientist specializing primarily in the study of lichens, fungi, and slime mould[4] and a writer.[5] One of his research studies has focused on the discovery of the impermanence of sexual phenotypes in both animals and plants. His finding on the use of Pyxine cocoes (Swartz) Nyl., a lichen as a bioindicator/biomonitor for atmospheric pollution has been practiced in the Philippines, Thailand, and India, where this is utilized for active biomonitoring (including transplant technique).[6] He was the senior author of a paper that introduced the proposed "Domesticity scale for wild birds".[7] He was also the first Regional President of the Society of Wetland Scientists Asia Chapter.[8]
Contents
1 Family background
2 Scientist/researcher
2.1 Organizations and research participation
2.2 Editorial positions and scientific publications
2.3 Other interests and awards
3 Writer
4 References
5 External links
Family background
He is the son of Dr. Isidro S. Savillo, a physician and a naturalized U.S. citizen, and Arcadia Torte Savillo, a pharmacist, both deceased. He has four siblings, namely, Julio, Ana Isabel S. Guevarra and Arcadia (M.D., RN), all living in the U.S.A. and Marchette S. Noble, a physician.[9]
Scientist/researcher
He is primarily a microbiologist and indulges in the study of lichens,[10][11][12] presently working on the species of Graphidaceae and Arthoniales from mangroves; microscopic fungi;[13] and eumycetozoans.[14][15][16] He is also an ichthyologist,[17][18] theoretical biologist,[19][20] molecular and cellular biologist,[21] and wetland scientist.[22][23][24] Currently, he is invited to join the regular round table discussion group of the NCEAS of the University of California Santa Barbara. He is also a regular invitee to participate in various scientific events hosted by the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as well as that of the Atlantic Media's AtlanticLIVE.
One of his research studies has focused on the discovery of the impermanence of sexual phenotypes in both animals and plants.[25] He has argued against specific guidelines to determine one's gender.[26] The epigenetics article which includes topics about the "misspelled DNA" and that "only a small fraction [of the DNA] follows the Mendelian Inheritance" supports his 2002 publication on "The overpowering influence of the environment to gene expression",[27] suggesting that environmental factors are responsible for this "revolutionary" stand.[28] He also wrote an article entitled "Drawing the line between theoretical and basic biology" to emphasize their scientific delineation.[29]
He also created a new terminology known as Foliimortuumous myxomycetes which means myxomycetes growing on dead leaves.[30] He has argued that myxomycetes, like lichens, will have its own taxonomic world because the distinct individual characteristics (e.g. enzymatic functions) separating fungi from protists could both be found in myxomycetes. Having observed loopholes in DNA barcoding, he suggests that molecular taxonomy should not only focus on conserved genes for evolutionary lineages but include a package of genes representing the common phenotype (e.g. morphology) of at least 99.99% of the species to avoid production and weird placement of taxonomic orphans.[31]
Organizations and research participation
He is engaged in the establishment of international societies/chapters in the areas of molecular and cell biology and biotechnology,[32][33] personalized medicine,[34][35][36] wetlands,[37][38][39][40] taxonomy [41] and recently, due to urgent need: resilience, adaptation and extinction.[42] In particular, he helped organize the Asian[37] and South American chapters[39] of the Society of Wetland Scientists.
He is also the president of the International Society for Molecular and Cell Biology and Biotechnology Protocols and Researches (ISMCBBPR)[43] and a board member of the International Society for Collaborating Scientists in Personalized Medicine (ISCSPM).[44] From 2002 to 2012, the ISMCBBPR, has awarded an annual Molecule of the Year, recognizing molecules described in recent literature for their potential uses in biology or medicine.[45] Savillo has participated in research at the California State University Retinal Cell biology laboratory, the molecular pathology laboratories, University of Southern California School of Medicine and the LAC+USC Medical Center. He was a DAAD research scholar at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum.[46][47]
Editorial positions and scientific publications
He is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Ecology and Conservation,[48] and the Journal of Wetlands Ecology.[49] He was formerly an associate editor of Wetlands (2010-2014).[50] He was also on the editorial board of a book entitled Biorights: The Conservation Paradigm for Poverty Alleviation.[51][52] He is also a reviewer and a member of editorial boards of International Journal of Marine Ecology,[53] and various scientific proceedings.[54][55][56][57][58] He has also written theoretical biology papers.[59][60]
Other interests and awards
He espouses the environment[61] and he is a member of the wildlife[62] management committee in the region. He has concerns for climate change[63] where he thinks that there is a failure to integrate academic interdisciplinary enrichment and practical preparedness in the educational system to combat it.[64] As a naturalist, his studies include wild birds,[7][65] birds of prey,[66] ants,[67] and other unusual species.[68] He received a number of international awards[69][2][70][71][72] and scientific appreciations: among those was a letter of appreciation from the former President of the Indian Society of Cell Biology, Veena Parnaik.
He has received awards from the Society of Wetland Scientists,[69] the Global Diamond Award for Scientific Discovery (Singapore),[2][73][74] and the Outstanding International Researcher Award for 2010. He was granted a Doctoris Honoris Causa in Biological Science,[75] has been included in the Biographical Summaries of Notable People [76] and a CBEST passer.
Writer
In 1996, Savillo wrote a novel entitled Yelwa-Yauri,[5] a love story set in countries on three continents, drawing on the experience of his own travels. Yelwa-Yauri was submitted to the Writers Guild of America, West as a treatment, and as a screenplay adaptation with the title of "Beautiful Tears".[77][78] As a screenwriter/writer, he uses the pseudonym "Sid".[79] He was a former student of the UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program.
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4. "cited in "Preliminary evalution (sic) of the possible impact of climate change on myxomycetes". Article mentioned about the occurrence of mangrove myxomycetes and one of those who studied mangrove myxomycetes was Savillo in 2015. Search in Google Scholar for name listing.". Retrieved 2017-05-13.
5. a b "Savillo, Isidro T. Yelwa-Yauri, a novel: copyright registered LOC, U.S.A.".Library of Congress, U.S.A. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
6. "Savillo, Isidro T. cited in "Heavy Metal Accumulation in Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. Transplanted at Kolkata City, West Bengal, India". Article include the effective use of Pyxine cocoes as a monitor and accumulator of aerial pollutants for tropical Asia and a summary (in its introduction) of Pyxine cocoes studies in India with the goal of doing this study in other Indian cities besides Kolkata City. (2014)" (PDF). G- Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
7. a b Savillo, Isidro T. and Elizabeth A. Villaluz. "Nesting and Reproductive Behavior of Pycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli) near Human Habitations: A Case of Induced Domesticity". International Journal of Ecology and Conservation. IAMURE Multidisciplinary Research. 5 (1). Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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31. "Savillo,Isidro T., Philippine Myxomycetes- In this Phil. Myxomycete website, his current ecological observations and comments about the myxomycetes or the slime molds in general are written as well as his comments regarding myxomycete taxonomy, molecular taxonomy and DNA barcoding; his biological perspective on human homosexuality". Google. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
32. "ISMCBBPR". Zoominfo.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
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37. a b "Savillo, Isidro T. - Organizer/Founder of the SWS Asian Chapter". swsasia.org. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
38. " Savillo, Isidro T. SWS South American Chapter". Google. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
39. a b Patricia Kandus. "Conformación del Capítulo de Sudamérica de la Sociedad de Científicos de Humedales" (PDF). Asociación Argentina de Ecología de Paisajes. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
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42. "Savillo, Isidro T.- International Ecological Society for Resilience, Adaptation and Extinction". Google. April 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
43. "Savillo,Isidro T. President; ISMCBBPR Officers". ISMCBBPR. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
44. "Board member of ISCSPM". iscspm.webnode.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
45. "Savillo, Isidro T. ISMCBBPR's Molecule of the Year". Retrieved November 29, 2016.
46. "DAAD Research and Study Visit at the BGBM – Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum". Bioone.org. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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60. Savillo, Isidro T. "The Role of the Environment: A Twist in Genetic Expression". Biologybrowser.org. Retrieved 2016-09-07. Biologybrowser is a trademark of Clarivate Analytics.
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62. "cited in "Linking Spatio-Temporal Land Cover Change to Biodiversity Conservation in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal" an ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) publication". Retrieved 2014-07-13.
63. "Savillo, Isidro T.- In response to climate change at status quo". Carboncapturereport.org Univ.of Illinois. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
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65. "Savillo, Isidro T.- Documenting Passer montanus' nest, eggs, hatchlings, nestlings and fledglings". Google. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
66. "Savillo, Isidro T.- Lanius sp. what a heck are you doing in ambient urban gardens?". Google. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
67. "Savillo, Isidro T.- Black Ants' Unique Nest on a Tree Trunk- Philippines". Google. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
68. "Savillo, Isidro T.- Comparative Awareness: Modified Leaves of Cordyline fruticosa manifest at the same time with Poinsettia". scientistsolution.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
69. a b "Savillo, Isidro T. receives the President's Service Award- SWS Org. USA (U.S.A.)". SWS.org. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
70."Savillo, Isidro T. was given the Certificate of Honorable Advisor- Wetlands (Taiwan)". Retrieved 2014-07-13.
71. "Savillo, Isidro T. is an Outstanding International Researcher 2010 (Philippines)". Archives.pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
72. "Other International Award Titles and Significant Particulars of Isidro A. T. Savillo". Retrieved 2016-10-09.
73. "Savillo, Isidro is one of those Filipinos Researchers, the Top of the Top (pls. proceed to page7)". Mindanao Daily. November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
74. "Savillo, Isidro T. is one of IAMURE and its Best Intellectuals". IndonesiaPostNews.Com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
75. "Biography (2008); please proceed to page 44". Retrieved 2016-04-25.
76. "MyHeritage: Biographical Summaries of Notable People: Isidro A. T. Savillo". Retrieved 2016-09-04.
77. "Treatment/Screenplay: Beautiful Tears- an adaptation from the novel "Yelwa - Yauri"". Retrieved 2016-11-26.
78. "an excerpt from "Beautiful Tears", as a Screenplay Adaptation". Retrieved 2016-11-26.
79. "Savillo, Sid". dmoztools.net. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
External links
Biography (2008) from the General Proceedings of the First SWS Asia Chapter's 2008 Asian Wetland Convention and Workshop, page 44
Savillo, Isidro T. Asian Wetlands: Global Position
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Summary:
Isidro A. T. Savillo
Born 1959 (age 57–58)
Fields Biology; Writing
Institutions
California State University, Dominguez Hills
University of Southern California School of Medicine
LAC+USC Medical Center
Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Free University of Berlin
University of California, Los Angeles
Alma mater University of the Philippines System
Known for savi pouch
A seminal paper/statement in the Impermanence of Sexual Phenotypes or its Archive site
The discovery of Pyxine cocoes as a bioindicator/ biomonitor for atmospheric pollution
Influences Elliot Meyerowitz of Caltech
Harrie Sipman[1] of the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Notable awards President's Service Award (2011)
Global Diamond Award for Scientific Discovery (2012)[2]
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