With Dr. Solomon Benson developed radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique, a method for measuring concentrations of substances in blood; 1977 co-winners of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for RIA
Viewed the traditional role of a homemaker as a priority & devoted herself to the duties of motherhood & wife; incorporated her home life in her work life whenever she could
1941, was the only female faculty member out of 400 when she accepted a position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign & was the 1st female since 1917 to attend or teach at the Engineering College
Shunned women's organizations & didn't approve of special considerations for women; wasn't a champion of improving women's treatment or representation in science
1946, began teaching at Hunter College; steered Mildred Dresselhaus away from a career teaching primary school & into a research career
By 1950 equipped a radioisotope lab at the Bronx VA Hospital & left teaching to do full-time research; this was where she & Benson developed RIA
She & Benson refused to patent their work
"Mother of Endocrinology" has been offered as a fitting title for her
1st American-born female to win a Nobel in a scientific field
Born: 1921
Country: USA
Education: Hunter College BA Physics 1941; University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign MA 1942, PhD 1945 Nuclear Physics; also took Physics classes at NYU; diploma American Board of Radiology 1951
