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- Walter Soares Leal (born February 2, 1954) is a Brazilian biochemist and entomologist who is known for identifying pheromones and mosquito attractants, and elucidating a mechanism of action of the insect repellent DEET. Leal was the first non-Japanese to earn tenure at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan. In 2000, he accepted a position as associate professor at the University of California, Davis. Leal is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. He served as chair of the entomology department at UC Davis (now Department of Entomology & Nematology). (en)
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- Federal University of Pernambuco (en)
- Mie University (en)
- University of Tsukuba (en)
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- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (en)
- Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (en)
- Fellow, California Academy of Sciences (en)
- Corresponding Member, Brazilian Academy of Science (en)
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- Chemical engineering, agricultural chemistry, applied biochemistry (en)
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- Chemical ecology, entomology, insect olfaction (en)
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- Identification of insect pheromones and mosquito attractants and elucidating a mode of action of the insect repellent DEET (en)
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- University of California, Davis (en)
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- Walter Soares Leal (born February 2, 1954) is a Brazilian biochemist and entomologist who is known for identifying pheromones and mosquito attractants, and elucidating a mechanism of action of the insect repellent DEET. (en)
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