GERTRUDE ELION

Chemist (1918-1999)

Winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Medicine, she dedicated her life to 60 years of research producing major breakthroughs in drug treatments for leukemia, gout, viral infections, rheumatoid arthritis, and organ transplantation. See a press release from Hunter's College concerning her many awards. See also her entry in the Inventer's Hall of Fame.

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