Dr. Quintin L. Kintanar is recognized for his significant contributions to advancing knowledge in pharmacology and environmental science. Among his contributions are the following: (1) pharmacological studies of Philippine medicinal plants; (2) biochemical mechanisms of fat and lipoprotein metabolism especially on how lipoproteins in blood are packaged in the liver; (3) liver drug metabolism; (4) the safety and effectiveness of coconut water as an intravenous fluid; (5) conducted a review of the published literature that disproved the claim that coconut oil is cholesterogenic; (6) toxicological study on carageenan proving its safety for human consumption.
Birthdate: 12 August 1937
Educational Background:
- Doctor of Medicine - University of the Philippines (UP) - 1961
- Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Medicine) - Johns Hopkins University - 1970
- Diplomate, Philippine Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Honors and Awards Received:
- 1961 - Burke Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Medicine - Philippine Heart Association
- 1963 - First Prize - Manila Medical Society Research Contest
- 1963 - Republic Cultural Heritage Award for Science
- 1973 - First Prize - Surgical Form Award
- 1973 - Second Prize - Mead Johnson Award in Surgical Research
- 1973 - Honorary Member - Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists
- 1974 - First Prize - PMA Abbott Award Applied Science
- 1974 - PAEC Award for Promoting Peaceful Uses of the Atom - President of the Philippines
- 1975 - The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award for Science
- 1975 - President Manuel A. Roxas Memorial Medallion for Science
- 1978 - First Prize, Scientific Productivity Award - NIST Diamond Jubilee
- 1978 - Second Prize, Best Scientific Paper - Biological Science, NIST Diamond Jubilee
- 1979 - First Prize, Outstanding Research - National Science Development Board (NSDB)
- 1980 - Cited in Outstanding Leaders of the Philippines
- 1980 - Cited in Men of Achievement (England)
- 1980 - Cited in WHO's WHO in the World (USA)
- 1981 - UP Alumni Association Professional Award in Science
- 1982 - Honorary Diplomate - Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists
- 1983 - Phi Kappa Mu Achievement Award in Research Administration
- 1985 - Research Chair in Environnwntal Toxipology from the Industrial Research Foundation
- 1985 - Scientist III - Scientific Career Service
- 1985 - Academician - National Academy of Science and Technology
- 1985 - Outstanding Academician and Scientist for Region VII
- 1995 - Member-at-Large of United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Convention
- 1992 - ASEAN Science and Technology Meritorious Award
