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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.

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  • Walter Leal (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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  • Walter S. Leal (en)
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  • Walter S. Leal (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Walter_Leal_professor_University_of_California_Davis,_2013.jpg
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  • Brazil (en)
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  • University of California, Davis (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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  • Brazilian, American (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. 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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