Women Nobel Laureates
Gerty Cori
Dr. Gerty Theresa Cori, (August 15, 1896–October 26, 1957) was an American biochemist born in Prague (then Austria-Hungary) who, together with her husband Carl Ferdinand Cori, received a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1947 for their discovery of how glycogen (animal starch)—a derivative of glucose)—is
broken down and resynthesized in the body, for use as a store and source
of energy. In 2004, both were designated a ACS National Historical Chemical
Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism.
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (born on July 19, 1921) is an American medical physicist and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her development of the radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique. Yalow also received National Medal of Science in 1988.
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902–September 2, 1992) was a pioneering American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished cytogeneticists. McClintock was awarded the National Medal of Science by Richard Nixon in 1971. In 1981 she became the first recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Grant, and was awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Wolf Prize in Medicine and the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal by the Genetics Society of America. In 1982, she was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for her research in the “evolution of genetic information and the control of its expression.” Most notably, she received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1983, credited by the Nobel Foundation for discovering “mobile genetic elements”, over thirty years after she initially described the phenomenon of controlling elements. She was awarded 14 Honorary Doctor of Science degrees and an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. In 1986, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Dr. Gerty Theresa Cori, (August 15, 1896–October 26, 1957) was an American biochemist born in Prague (then Austria-Hungary) who, together with her husband Carl Ferdinand Cori, received a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1947 for their discovery of how glycogen (animal starch)—a derivative of glucose)—is
broken down and resynthesized in the body, for use as a store and source
of energy. In 2004, both were designated a ACS National Historical Chemical
Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism. Rosalyn Sussman YalowRosalyn Sussman Yalow (born on July 19, 1921) is an American medical physicist and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her development of the radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique. Yalow also received National Medal of Science in 1988.
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902–September 2, 1992) was a pioneering American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished cytogeneticists. McClintock was awarded the National Medal of Science by Richard Nixon in 1971. In 1981 she became the first recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Grant, and was awarded the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Wolf Prize in Medicine and the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal by the Genetics Society of America. In 1982, she was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for her research in the “evolution of genetic information and the control of its expression.” Most notably, she received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1983, credited by the Nobel Foundation for discovering “mobile genetic elements”, over thirty years after she initially described the phenomenon of controlling elements. She was awarded 14 Honorary Doctor of Science degrees and an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. In 1986, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.