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Gertrude Belle Elion

90 words, approx. 1 pages

Gertrude Belle Elion 1918-1999 American chemist who with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1988. Elion began her career as an instructor of high school scienc... Read more

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Gertrude B. Elion

1,100 words, approx. 4 pages

The American biochemist Gertrude B. Elion (1918-1999) won a Nobel Prize for her scientific discovery of drugs to treat leukemia and herpes and to prevent the rejection of kidney transplants.Born in Ne... Read more

Gertrude Belle Elion and George H. Hitchings

384 words, approx. 2 pages

George H. Hitchings and Gertrude B. Elion developed the first drugs specifically designed for cancer therapy, as well as drugs to treat bacterial and viral infections and prevent rejection of transpla... Read more

Gertrude Belle Elion

1,816 words, approx. 7 pages

Gertrude Belle Elion's innovative approach to drug discovery advanced the understanding of cellular metabolism and led to the development of medications for leukemia, gout, herpes, malaria, and the re... Read more

Gertrude Belle Elion

1,872 words, approx. 7 pages

Gertrude Belle Elion's innovative approach to drug discovery furthered the understanding of cellular metabolism and led to the development of medications for leukemia, gout, herpes, malaria, and the r... Read more

Gertrude Belle Elion

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Gertrude Belle Elion

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Gertrude Belle Elion

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