Person Elion; Gertrude Belle (1918 - 1999) Elion Gertrude Belle 1918 - 1999 American Female New York City, New York State, USA 23/01/1918 19180123 21/02/1999 19990221

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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 Daughter of Robert and Bertha Elion Foreign Member 09/03/1995 77 Obituaries: Biographical Memeoirs of the Fellows of the Royal Society Vol 54, 2008, pp161-168 Sources: WW (1995) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 23 Jan 1918 - 21 Feb 1999 NA5971 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/19833147 da13ce96-fdef-4990-839d-3d75b8281cc7