Miriam Dvorah (Dorothy) Posner Finkel

Born: 1916

Died: 1999

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: White

University of Chicago BS 1938 & PhD 1944 both in Zoology

Field of Study: Radiologist

Institution/Corporation: Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago

Degrees & Memberships: Member: American Biological Society

Awards: None found

Achievements: lent her name to the Finkel-Biskis-Jinkins or FBJ virus after she was able to isolate the murine osteogenic sarcoma virus; made significant contributions to several radiological health standards including work on the basis of relative biological effectiveness for internal exposure to radioisotopes; her research led to discoveries in viral-induced tumors and resulted in the molecular biological tool, the FOS gene; was a contributor to the understanding of the biological effects of radiation & helped form the foundation for many of the health standards (i.e. permissible levels of internal radionuclide exposure) in use today;