Dr. Camara-Besa is a medical educator and researcher. She has worked on the sodium and potassium content of Philippine food and established standards useful in the preparation of diets. Her series of eight papers on cholesterol levels in relation to diets of various segments of the Filipino population which are very important epidemiological basic data on the Filipino give an idea of the importance of fats and cholesterol in the epidemiology of atherosclerosis among Filipinos. Some of Dr. Camara-Besa's researches were award winning. She was a Barbour Scholar, University of Michigan from 1939-1940 and is a member of various honorary and learned societies.
Sex: Female
Education:
- University of the Philippines, Manila, M. D., 1938
- University of Michigan, USA, M. S., 1940
Field of Specialization:
Medical Sciences, Biochemistry, Nutrition
Researches:
Camara-Besa, S.F., et. al., (1939 Mr ) Studies on Vitamin C: IV The ascorbic acid content of maternal and fetal blood
Journal of the Philippine Islands Medical Association Volume 19, No. 3
Camara-Besa, S.F., et. al., (1939) Studies on vitamin C: V. The vitamin C content of normal Filipino blood
Journal of the Philippine Islands Medical Association Volume 19
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1939 D ) Studies on vitamin C: VI. The blood ascorbic acid in leprosy
Journal of the Philippine Islands Medical Association Volume 19, No. 12
Solita F. Camara-Besa, Isabelo Concepcion, (1940) Studies on vitamin C: VII. The blood ascorbic acid content in pregnancy and lactation
Journal of the Philippine Islands Medical Association Volume 20
Camara-Besa, S.F., et. al., (1953) An annotated bibliography of nutrition and related topics with special emphasis on experimental researches
Institute of Nutrition and the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of the U.P. College of Medicine
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1954 Jl-S ) Report on the 1954 teaching institute of the Association of american Colleges of Pathology, Microbiology and Genetics
Acta Medica Philippina Volume 11, No. 1
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1955 Jl-S ) A comparison of the dry ashing and wet ashing techniques of extraction of electrolytes: II. Potassium analysis of human hearts
Acta Medica Philippina Volume 12, No. 1
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1955 Jl-S ) The teaching of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry: a report on the first conference on teaching
Acta Medica Philippina Volume 12, No. 1
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1955 Jl-D ) On the sodium and potassium content of Philippine foods
Nutrition News Volume 10-11, No. 3-4
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1955 O-D ) A comparison of the macro and the ultramicro methods of serum sodium and potassium analysis by flame photometry
Acta Medica Philippina Volume 12, No. 2
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1956 Ap ) Facts about sodium and potassium of Philippine foods useful in diet therapy
Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 32, No. 4
Camara-Besa, S.F., et. al. , (1956 My) Sodium and potassium content of normal human hearts Preliminary report
Journal of the Philippine Medical Association Volume 32
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1956 Jl - 1957 Je ) Studies with the copper sulfate specific gravity method of blood analysis: I. Hemoglobin, hematocrit and plasma protein values of normal Filipino students
Acta Medica Philippina Volume 13, No. 1-4
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1956 Jl -1957 Je ) Studies with copper sulfate specific gravity method of blood analysis: II. COmparison with a standard method and a micro method of hemoglobin determination
Acta Medica Philippina Volume 13, No. 1-4
Camara-Besa, S.F., et. al., (1956 Jl -1957 Je ) Studies with thte copper sulfate specific gravity method of blood analysis: III. Comparison of hematocrit values with Wintrobe's method and a micro method of determination
Acta Medica Philippina Volume 13, No. 1-4
Camara-Besa, S.F., et. al., (1957 Jl -S ) Studies with the copper sulfate specific gravity method of blood analysis: IV. Comparison with a modified Kjeldahl method of serum protein determination
Acta Medica Philippina Volume 14, No. 1
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1957 O-D ) Dietary fat and atherosclorosis
Nutrition News Volume 9, No. 4
Camara-Besa, S.F., et. al. , (1957 N ) Serum total cholesterol values in men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Nutrition Survey of the Armed Forces
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1958 Ja ) Bone metabolism
Journal of the Philippine Dental Association Volume 11
Camara-Besa, S.F., (1958 Ja - Mr ) The relation of nutrition to physical fitness
Nutrition ews Volume 11, No. 1
Camara-Besa, S.F., et. al. , (1958 Ap-Je ) Notes on the Natelson micro method of hematocrit determination
Nutrition News Volume 11, No. 2
Awards:
- Gold Medal for scholarship in M. D. (cum laude), President, University of the Philippines, 1938
- Academician, NAST
- Establishment of the Dr. Soleta F. Camara-Besa Academic Distinction Award, UP College of Medicine, 2006 D 5
- Gold medal and idploma of honor for having been adjudged valedictorian class '38, Philippine uislands Medical Association, 1938
- Guillermo Rustia Award for the best scientific article of the year, Philippine Medical Women's Association, 1954
- Second Prize for research in Basic Sciences, Manila Medical Society, 1955
- First Prize for research in Basic Sciences, Manila Society, 1959
- Second Place, Abbott Research Award , Philippine Medical Association, 1961
- Research Fellowship, Dept. of Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, 1938-1939
- Barbour Scholarship, University of Michigan, 1939-1940
- Travel Fellowship to USA, Mexico, Central & South America, China Medical Board of New York, Inc., 1960 Ag - D