Helen M. Ranney
Helen M. Ranney (born April 12, 1920 in Summerhill , New York , † April 5, 2010 in San Diego , California ) was an American hematologist .
Ranney earned a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in 1941 . As a medical student, she was initially rejected by Columbia University and worked temporarily as a laboratory assistant, but was able to study medicine during World War II and in 1947 earned an MD from Columbia University as a medical degree. She worked as an assistant doctor at Columbia University, where she also did her first teaching assignments. In 1960 she moved to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine , where she became a professor in 1965. In 1970 she received a professorship at the University at Buffalo , and in 1973 she became the first woman in the United States to become a professor of internal medicine at the University of California, San Diego , a position she held for 13 years. In 1986 she retired and in 1991 she retired. In 1991 the university endowed a chair named after it. The current position holder (as of 2017) is Wolfgang H. Dillmann ; Kenneth Kaushansky held the position from 2002 to 2010 .
Hellen Ranney was the first woman to hold the presidency of the Association of American Physicians (1984/85) and the first female doctor to serve in a senior position in the United States Department of War Veterans ( Distinguished Physician , 1986-1991).
Ranney was considered an expert on hemoglobinopathies . She identified a variant in hemoglobin that is found in sickle cell anemia , recognized the pattern of inheritance in alleles, and determined the genetic factors responsible for inheriting sickle cell anemia. Together with Samuel Rahbar, she was able to show that HbA 1c is suitable for checking the metabolic control of diabetics .
In 1973 Ranney was elected to the National Academy of Sciences , 1975 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1997 she received the George M. Kober Medal of the Association of American Physicians , and in 1999 the Henry M. Stratton Medal of the American Society of Hematology .
Web links
- H. Franklin Bunn: Helen Margaret Ranney: A Woman of Many Firsts. In: The Hematologist. Volume 5, Issue 2, March 2008.
- In memoriam: Helen M. Ranney, MD. Obituary of the University of California, San Diego (ucsd.edu)
- Denise Gellene: Helen Ranney, Pioneer in Sickle Cell Research, Dies at 89. In: The New York Times . April 14, 2010 (obituary).
- Helen Margaret Ranney In: Encyclopædia Britannica .
- Dr. Helen M. Ranney. In: Changing the Face of Medicine of the United States National Library of Medicine (nlm.nih.gov).
- H. Franklin Bunn: Helen M. Ranney, 1920-2010. (PDF, 408 kB) In: Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. (nasonline.org).
Individual evidence
- ^ Department Chair - UC San Diego Department of Medicine. In: healthsciences.ucsd.edu. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Steering Committee: Kenneth Kaushansky. In: globalhealth.ucsd.edu. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Helen Ranney. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter R. (PDF; 508 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
- ↑ George M. Kober Medal and Lectureship. In: aap-online.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
- ^ Henry M. Stratton Medal Recipients (Formerly Lecture). In: hematology.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ranney, Helen M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ranney, Helen; Ranney, Hellen Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hematologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Summerhill , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 2010 |
| Place of death | San Diego , California |