Elizabeth K. Weisburger

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Elizabeth Amy Kreiser Weisburger (born April 9, 1924 in Finland , Pennsylvania , † February 12, 2019 in Rockville , Maryland ) was an American chemist ( organic chemistry ) who spent forty years studying carcinogens at the National Cancer Institute .

Life

Elizabeth K. Weis Burger in 1924 as Elizabeth Amy Kreiser in a small village in Milford Township of Bucks County born in Pennsylvania. Her parents Raymond Samuel Kreiser and Amy Elizabeth Kreiser, née Snavely, had a total of ten children, were descendants of German immigrants and teachers in Bucks County. The family moved to Lebanon County shortly after Elizabeth was born , where she was tutored by her mother until she was eight years old. She later went to Jonestown High School , where her aunt Lottie Snavely taught English and Latin. From 1940 she studied chemistry, mathematics and physics at Lebanon Valley College , where she obtained her bachelor's degree in 1944 . She then moved to the University of Cincinnati and worked at the Cancer Research Laboratory there . In 1947 she received her doctorate in organic chemistry and in the same year married her fellow student John H. Weisburger . The couple stayed at the university until 1949, and Elizabeth continued her research at the Cancer Research Laboratory , where she synthesized carcinogens for the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

In 1949 the family moved, their first son William Raymond was born in 1948, to Bethesda , Maryland , where both worked as postdocs at the NCI. Elizabeth K. Weisburger stayed at the National Cancer Institute for the remainder of her career and worked there for the next forty years until she retired in 1989. Her research interests were aromatic amines and azo dyes , the carcinogenic effects of which she investigated in rodents . In 1973 she became director of the Laboratory of Carcinogen Metabolism , a position she held until 1981. Between 1982 and 1983 she was adjunct professor at the American University . She was also co-editor of several scientific journals and in 1985 also became Assistant Director of the Division of Cancer Etiology of the NCI.

Elizabeth K. and John H. Weisburger had two other children in addition to William Raymond (1948), Diane Susan (1955) and Andrew John (1959). The marriage ended in divorce in 1974 and John H. Weisburger later became director of the Institute for Cancer Prevention in Valhalla , New York ; he died in 2014 at the age of 92. She herself died on February 12, 2020 at the age of 94.

Awards (selection)

Works (selection)

  • The Stereochemistry of Fluorene. Dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 1947.
  • With Harry A. Milman: Handbook of Carcinogen Testing. 2nd edition (1st edition 1985), Noyes Publications, 1994, ISBN 0-8155-1356-9 .
  • Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis. Kluwer Academic Publ., 1989, ISBN 978-0898389913 .

literature

  • Elizabeth H. Oakes: Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Revised Edition, Facts On File, 2007, ISBN 978-1438118826 , pp. 756 f. ( online )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Elizabeth H. Oakes: Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Revised Edition, Facts On File, 2007, ISBN 978-1438118826 , pp. 756 f.
  2. ↑ Henry M. Kissman: Views From the Road I Traveled: segment of an Autobiography. Xlibris Corporation, 2008, ISBN 978-1465319401 , pp. 136 f.
  3. ^ Obituary: John H. Weisburger, Ph.D. American Association for Cancer Research. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Elizabeth K. Weisburger. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
  5. ↑ CSW Hillebrand Award. ACS Chemical Society of Washington. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ Herbert E. Stokinger Award. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  7. ^ Tillmanns-Skolnick Award. ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety. Retrieved May 31, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dchas.org
personal data
SURNAME Weisburger, Elizabeth K.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weisburger, Elizabeth Amy Kreiser
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chemist
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Finland (Pennsylvania)
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 2019
Place of death Rockville , Maryland