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Gertrude B Elion

American biochemist and pharmacologist,who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

A husband-and-wife team of biochemists revolutionized diagnostic urine testing with their invention of an easy-to-use, chemically coated paper dipstick that measures a patient’s blood sugar by changing color when dipped in a urine sample.

Jacqueline Barton

Jacqueline Barton probes DNA by shooting electrons through it. Using custom-built molecules to direct these electrical currents, she can locate genes, see how they are arranged, and scan them for damage.
Barton hopes that these techniques will lead to new ways to diagnose diseases and treat them through DNA repair. To further this end she cofounded GeneOhm Sciences in 2001, which became part of Becton, Dickinson and Company in 2006.

Joan Berkowitz

American chemist who worked on materials for the space program, reusable molds for spacecraft construction built from molybdenum disilicides and tungsten disilicides, and the disposal and treatment of hazardous wastes.

Maxine Singer

Pioneering molecular biologist, influential science administrator, and leader in science policy and advocacy.

Rosalind Pitt-Rivers

Prominent British biochemist who made groundbreaking contributions to endocrinology

Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier

French chemist recognized for her invaluable contributions to science

Dr Katharine Burr Blodgett

American physicist and chemist best known for her groundbreaking work in surface chemistry, particularly for inventing non-reflective or “invisible” glass. Blodgett was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge in 1926.