Women Pioneers of Medical Research: Biographies of 25 Outstanding Scientists

Women Pioneers of Medical Research: Biographies of 25 Outstanding Scientists

by King-Thom Chung
ISBN-10:
0786429275
ISBN-13:
9780786429271
Pub. Date:
12/01/2009
Publisher:
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10:
0786429275
ISBN-13:
9780786429271
Pub. Date:
12/01/2009
Publisher:
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Women Pioneers of Medical Research: Biographies of 25 Outstanding Scientists

Women Pioneers of Medical Research: Biographies of 25 Outstanding Scientists

by King-Thom Chung

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Overview

While most laymen could recognize Florence Nightingale as the founder of modern nursing, it's doubtful they could likewise identify Louise Pearce as one of the primary researchers in the cure for African Sleeping Sickness or Anna W. Williams as the discoverer of the diphtheria antitoxin. This book profiles 25 women who have made significant contributions to medical research, including Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Lydia Folger Fowler, Virginia Apgar, and Rosalind Franklin, among others. Each profile includes a general introduction and covers the woman's childhood or family background, her formal education, her most valuable contributions to the field, and the important events or persons which influenced her life and career.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786429271
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 12/01/2009
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 220
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

The late King-Thom Chung was a professor of microbiology and molecular toxicology at the University of Memphis for many years. He pioneered research on azo dyes-induced cancer, and his work on genotoxicology of aromatic amines metabolically produced from azo dyes received world recognition.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Hubert A. Lechevalier     
Preface     

1—Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762)
Promoter of Inoculation Against Smallpox     
2—Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
Founder of Modern Nursing     
3—Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
Champion of Medical Education for Women     
4—Lydia Folger Fowler (1822–1879)
First American Woman to Receive a Medical Degree     
5—Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska (1829–1902)
Pioneering German-Born Physician     
6—Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836–1917)
Pioneering British Physician     
7—Anna W. Williams (1863–1954)
Developer of Diphtheria Antitoxin and of a Method for Quickly Diagnosing Rabies     
8—Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867–1934)
Discoverer of Medically Important Radium     
9—Sara Josephine Baker (1873–1945)
Physician and Pioneer Public Health Worker     
10—Alice Catherine Evans (1881–1975)
Researcher in Bacteriology and Promoter of Pasteurization of Milk     
11—Louise Pearce (1885–1959)
Leader in Research on Both African Sleeping Sickness and Syphilis     
12—Elizabeth “Lee” Hazen (1885–1975)
Discoverer of Medically Useful Antifungal Antibiotics     
13—Sara Elizabeth Branham (1888–1962)
Pioneer in Meningitis Studies     
14—Rebecca Craighill Lancefield (1895–1981)
Researcher of Streptococci Classification and Infections     
15—Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896–1957)
Researcher in Sugar Metabolism and Glycogen Storage Disorders     
16—Rachel Fuller Brown (1898–1980)
Co-Discoverer of the Antifungal Antibiotic Nystatin     
17—Margaret Pittman (1901–1995)
Pioneer in Standardization of Biological Products and Studies of Whooping Cough     
18—Virginia Apgar (1909–1974)
Pioneer Anesthetist and Developer of the Apgar Score for Newborn Health     
19—Gladys Lounsbury Hobby (1910–1993)
Leader in the Study of Antibiotics and Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs     
20—Gertrude Belle Elion (1918–1999)
Innovative Drug Developer     
21—Jane C. Wright (1919[?]–
Pioneer of Cancer Chemotherapy     
22—Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920–1958)
Crucial Figure in Determining the Double Helix Structure of DNA     
23—Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921–
Co-Developer of Radioimmunoassay Procedure     
24—Jewel Plummer Cobb (1924–
Renowned Cancer Researcher and University Administrator     
25—Alice Shih-Hou Huang (1939–
Eminent Molecular Biologist, Educator, and Leader     

Appendix: Important Persons Mentioned in the Text     
Index     
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