Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921–2011) was an American medical physicist and co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her development of the radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique. Born in New York City, Yalow earned her Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Quotes 1. “The excitement of learning…
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910–1994) was a British chemist renowned for her groundbreaking work in X-ray crystallography, which enabled her to determine the three-dimensional structures of important biomolecules. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Hodgkin’s early interest in chemistry led her to study at Oxford University, where she excelled in crystallography under the guidance of J.D. Bernal. Dorothy…
Grtrude B. Elion (1918–1999) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist whose groundbreaking research led to the development of numerous life-saving drugs. Born in New York City, Elion faced discrimination as a woman in science but overcame these barriers to make significant contributions to medicine. Alongside her research partner George H. Hitchings, she pioneered the concept…
