| Authorised form of name | Elion; Gertrude Belle (1918 - 1999) |
| Dates | 1918 - 1999 |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth | New York City, New York State, USA |
| Date of birth | 23/01/1918 |
| Date of death | 21/02/1999 |
| Activity | Education:
Hunter College, New York (AB 1937); New York University (MS 1941)
Career:
Laboratory Assistant in Biochemistry, New York Hospital School of Nursing (1937); Research Assistant in Organic Chemistry, Denver Manufacturing Company, New York (1938-1939); teacher, secondary schools, New York City (1940-1942); Food Analyst, Quaker Maid Company (1942-1943); Research Assistant in Organic Synthesis, John and Johnson (1943-1944); Wellcome Research Laboratories: Biochemist (1944-1950), Senior Research Chemist (1950-1955), Assistant to the Associate Research Director (1955-1963), Assistant to Research Director (Chemotherapy) (1963-1967); Head, Department of Experimental Therapy (1967-1983), Scientist Emeritus (1983)
Memberships:
Academy of Pharaceutical Sciences (Honorary Member 1983); National Academy of Sciences (1990); Institute of Medicine (1991); Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1991)
Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1988 |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 09/03/1995 |
| Age at election | 77 |
| Relationships | Daughter of Robert and Bertha Elion |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memeoirs of the Fellows of the Royal Society Vol 54, 2008, pp161-168
Sources:
WW (1995) |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/19833147 |
| Code | NA5971 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/001279 | Elion, Gertrude Belle | 1995 |
| EC/1995/41 | Elion, Gertrude Belle: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1991 |