Elizabeth Lee Hazen
Personal Information
Born: 1885
Died: 1975
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Mississippi State College for Women BS 1910; Columbia University MS Biology 1917 & PhD Microbiology 1927
Professional Life
Field of Study: Microbiology
Institution/Corporation: NYS Dept of Health; E.R.Squibb & Sons
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degrees: Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1994, National Inventor s Hall of Fame; Squibb Award in Chemotherapy; The Roda Benham Award, Medical Micological Society of the Americas; The Chemical Pioneer Award, American Institute of Chemists
Achievements: Development of Nystatin; worked with ricin & its effects on Clostridium botulinum toxin; studied fungi, fungal diseases, bacteria & Immunology; placed all her royalties from Nystatin into 2 charitable funds to help women in sciences
With Rachel Fuller Brown discovered the antifungal antibiotic nystatin
Her research had numerous applications ranging from saving infected trees to restoring paintings & artwork damaged by mold
Her parents died when she was 4; she & 2 siblings were adopted by an aunt & uncle
She & Brown donated approximately $13 million in royalties for nystatin to a trust fund whose function was to further science & advancing women in science
Held 1 patent