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   What is the Percy L Julian Award?

   • Since 1975, the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers has presented the Percy L. Julian Award for Pure and Applied Research in Science and Engineering. In 1975, Percy L. Julian High School was opened on the south side of Chicago, Illinois as a Chicago public high school.

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   Who was Percy Lavon Julian?

   • Percy Lavon Julian was born April 11, 1899, in Montgomery, Alabama, the grandson of former slaves. He attended school through the eighth grade but there were no high schools open to Black students.

   Percy Julian - Biography, Chemist, Pioneer in Medicinal Drugs

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   Who was Percy Julian?

   • Julian’s life was the subject of a documentary film made for PBS’s Nova series, entitled Forgotten Genius. Best Known For: African American chemist Percy Julian was a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs such as cortisone, steroids and birth control pills.

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   Where did Percy Lavon Julian go to school?

   • In 1929 Julian traveled to the University of Vienna, Austria, to begin doctoral studies on the chemistry of medicinal plants. Two years later, with degree in hand, he and a Viennese colleague, Josef Pikl, took positions back in the United States at Howard and two years later moved to DePauw. Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian, 1950s.

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   Apr 11, 2014 · African American chemist Percy Julian was a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs such as cortisone, steroids and birth control pills.

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   Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899 – April 19, 1975) was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. He was the first to synthesize the natural product physostigmine and was a pioneer in the industrial large-scale chemical synthesis of the human hormones progesterone and testosterone ...

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   Apr 15, 2024 · Percy Julian (born April 11, 1899, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.—died April 19, 1975, Waukegan, Illinois) was an American chemist, known for his synthesis of cortisone, hormones, and other products from soybeans.

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   Learn how Percy Julian, a DePauw University alumnus and research fellow, first synthesized physostigmine, a drug for glaucoma, in 1935. Explore his biography, achievements, and legacy in the chemical field.

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   The grandson of enslaved people, Julian overcame racial barriers to achieve scientific, business, and personal success. A steroid chemist and an entrepreneur, Percy Julian ingeniously figured out how to synthesize important medicinal compounds from abundant plant sources, making them more affordable to mass produce.

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   The story of Dr. Julian’s life is one of courage, dedication, perseverance and triumph against overwhelming odds. Born in 1899, the grandson of slaves, Julian overcame Jim Crow segregation and a daunting series of racial obstacles to earn advanced degrees at Harvard and the University of Vienna.

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   His curiosity led him to pioneer the creation of drugs and other chemicals from substances previously found only in plants. His synthesis of physostigmine, found in the Calabar bean, or Physostigmavenenosum, yielded a treatment for glaucoma.