Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (July 19, 1921 – May 30, 2011) was an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (together with Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally) for development of the radioimmunoassay technique. She was the second woman (after Gerty Cori), and the first American-born woman, to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[2][3]
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Born | Rosalyn Sussman (1921-07-19)July 19, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
Died | May 30, 2011(2011-05-30) (aged 89)[1] New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Hunter College University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Known for | Radioimmunoassay |
Spouse(s) | A. Aaron Yalow (m. 1943; 2 children; d. 1992) |
Awards | 1972 Dickson Prize 1975 AMA Scientific Achievement Award 1976 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service 1979 1988 National Medal of Science |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medical physics |
Institutions | Bronx Veteran's Administration Hospital |
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