Elizabeth F. Neufeld
Elizabeth Fondal Neufeld (born September 27, 1928 in Paris ) is an American geneticist whose research was directed to the genetic causes of human metabolic diseases .
In 1940 Neufeld emigrated with her Russian-Jewish family from Paris to the United States; they had left Europe to avoid persecution by the German National Socialists.
The family settled in New York, where Neufeld attended Hunter College High School and then Queens College , from which she graduated in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science . She then went to the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor (Maine) as a research assistant , where she studied blood disorders in mice . She later continued her studies at the University of California at Berkeley , where she received her doctorate in 1956 under William Z. Hassid for her work on nucleotides and complex hydrocarbons .
Neufeld has received numerous awards for her contributions, including a Gairdner Foundation International Award (1981), the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research and the William Allan Award (both 1982), the Wolf Prize (1988) and the National Medal of Science (1994), the latter "for her contributions to the understanding of lysosomal storage diseases , showing the close connection between basic and applied research." In 1977 she became a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences elected; since 1993 she has been a member of the American Philosophical Society . She stayed at UCLA .
literature
- Who's Who in America. 66th Edition, Volume 2: M – Z. Marquis Who's Who, Berkeley Heights 2011, ISBN 978-0-8379-7032-5 (Volume 2), ISBN 978-0-8379-7035-6 (Complete Works ), ISSN 0083-9396 , p. 3239
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ K. Hirschhorn: The William Allan Memorial Award. Presented to Elizabeth F. Neufeld, Ph. D., at the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Detroit, September 29 - October 2, 1982. In: American Journal of Human Genetics. Volume 35, 1983, pp. 1077-1080, PMID 6417998
- ^ National Science Foundation: The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details - Elizabeth F. Neufeld.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neufeld, Elizabeth F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neufeld, Elizabeth Fondal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geneticist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |