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Gertrude "Trudy" [2] Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black for their use of innovative methods of rational drug design for the development of new drugs. [3]
Feb 29, 2024 · Gertrude B. Elion (born Jan. 23, 1918, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Feb. 21, 1999, Chapel Hill, N.C.) was an American pharmacologist who, along with George H. Hitchings and Sir James W. Black, received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988 for their development of drugs used to treat several major diseases.
Apr 2, 2014 · Born in New York in 1918, scientist Gertrude B. Elion had an impressive career, during which she helped develop drugs to treat many major diseases, including malaria and AIDS. She won a Nobel...
Gertrude Elion (1918–1999) Leukemia, Herpes Drug Pioneer Using a method known as “rational drug design,” Elion and Hitchings were able to successfully interfere with cell growth, giving way to a number of effective drugs for treating leukemia, gout, malaria, herpes, and many other illnesses.
Dec 4, 2007 · December 4, 2007 Health & Medicine. Gertrude Elion, Biochemist. With the curiosity of a scientist and the personal motivation of having lost family members to cancer and bacterial infection, Elion fulfilled a vital role in the fight against disease. by Mark Michalovic. Elion at work in the lab, 1980s. GlaxoSmithKline. About SUPPORT OUR WORK.
Feb 22, 1999 · Gertrude B. Elion, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Elion was a member of one of the greatest drug-discovery partnerships in the history of medicine. The other member was George Hitchings, a biochemist 12 years her senior, who hired her as an assistant, gave “leeway to her talent, and pulled her along in his own ascent.”
Jun 3, 2021 · by Isabella Fraschilla. Gertrude Elion. Despite never receiving a PhD, Gertrude Elion was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Medicine. She shared this prize with Sir James Black and her mentor George Hitchings for revolutionizing pharmacology by rejecting the standard trial-and-error approach for rational drug design.
