Juan Salcedo Jr.



Juan Sanchez Salcedo Jr. (September 23, 1904 – October 20, 1988) was a Filipino physician and scientist who specialized in biochemistry, nutrition and public health. He was secretary of health from 1950 to 1953 and chairman of the National Science Development Board (now reorganized as the Department of Science and Technology) from 1962 to 1970. He was also one of the original board of trustees and incorporators of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement. Following his government service, he became dean of the University of the East Medical College and president of Araneta University.

He is known as the developer of a rice variety fortified with thiamine which helped reduce the cases of beriberi in the Philippines and in other countries.