Mildred Cohn
Mildred Cohn (born July 12, 1913 in New York City , † October 12, 2009 in Philadelphia ) was an American biochemist and biophysicist of Jewish descent. You achieved groundbreaking pioneering work in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy . This spectroscopic method enables the structure and metabolism of enzymes and other proteins in chemical reactions to be studied . Cohn developed methods and applications that are still used today by many researchers to investigate metabolic processes at the molecular level.
She received her PhD from Columbia University in 1939 with Harold C. Urey
Mildred Cohn was married to the theoretical physicist Henry Primakoff , who discovered the Primakoff effect , who died in 1983, for 45 years . Most recently she was Benjamin Rush Professor Emerita of Physiological Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania . She died on October 12, 2009 of complications from pneumonia in a Philadelphia hospital. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame the day before her death . In addition, she received the Garvan Olin Medal in 1963 and the National Medal of Science in 1982 and was admitted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1968), the National Academy of Sciences (1971) and the American Philosophical Society (1972 ) recorded.
literature
- Elga Wassermann: The Door in the Dream: Conversations with Eminent Women in Science. 2002, National Academy Press, ISBN 978-0-309-08619-6
- Cohn, Mildred , in: Encyclopaedia Judaica , 1972, Volume 5, Col. 692
Web links
- Woman in Health Sciences - Biographies: Mildred Cohn (Retrieved November 4, 2009)
- Jewish Women's Archive: Mildred Cohn (Retrieved November 4, 2009)
- Chemical Heritage Foundation: Mildred Cohn ( Memento December 22, 2004 on the Internet Archive ) (Retrieved November 4, 2009)
- Washington Post: Scientist overcame bias to excel in biochemistry and biophysics (Retrieved November 4, 2009)
Individual evidence
- ↑ biographical data, publications and Academic pedigree of Mildred Cohn at academictree.org, accessed on 28 January 2018th
- ↑ National Woman's Hall of Fame: Mildred Cohn . greatwomen.org . Retrieved November 4, 2009.
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SURNAME | Cohn, Mildred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American biochemist and biophysicist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1913 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 2009 |
Place of death | Philadelphia , USA |