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Apr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: American biochemist and pharmacologist Gertrude B. Elion helped develop drugs to treat leukemia and prevent kidney transplant rejection. She won a Nobel Prize for medicine in...
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]
- February 21, 1999 (aged 81), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
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.
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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 · Although she never received a doctoral degree, Elion reached the pinnacle of success in the field of biochemistry at a time when women had to struggle for recognition in the sciences. Her work revolutionized the very method by which drugs are developed to this day.
Jun 3, 2021 · 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.
Feb 22, 1999 · October 1988: Medical researchers Gertrude B. Elion and George Hitchings after winning Nobel Prize in Medicine. Over the years, Elion’s explorations had expanded from her original background in organic chemistry to encompass biochemistry, pharmacology, immunology, and finally virology.
