Judith Ethel Graham Pool
Personal Information
Born: 1919
Died: 1975
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
University of Chicago BS Biochemistry 1939 PhD Physiology 1946
Professional Life
Field of Study: Physics Medicine
Institution/Corporation: Stanford University
Degrees & Memberships: Member: National Advisory Committees at NIH American Red Cross Blood Program National Blood Resources Program National Hemophilia Foundation & World Federation of Hemophilia founding member of Association for Women in Science (1971) Phi Beta Kappa Sigma Xi
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1958-59 Fulbright Research Fellowship; 1968 Murray Thelin Award National Hemophilia Foundation; 1973 Elizabeth Blackwell Award Hobart & William Smith Colleges; 1974 Paul M. Aggeler Memorial Lectureship; 1975 Professional Achievement Award University of Chicago; National Hemophilia Foundation renamed its research fellowship awards after her
Achievements: Founded & chaired Profession Women of Stanford University Medical School
1965, known for creating cryoprecipitation, a process for creating concentrated blood clotting factors for the treatment of hemophilia
Died at age 56 of a brain tumor
Was a founding member & co-president of the Association for Women in Science (1971)
Developed techniques to measure the electric potential of a single muscle fiber within a membrane that are still used today