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Gertrude B. Elion from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia Gertrude B. Elion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gertrude Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – Gertrude B. Elion February 21, 1999)[1] was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black. Working alone as well as with Hitchings and Black, Elion developed a multitude of new drugs, using innovative research methods that Born Gertrude Belle Elion would later lead to the January 23, 1918 development of the New York City, United States AIDS drug AZT.[2] Died February 21, 1999 (aged 81) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Contents Citizenship United States Institutions Burroughs Wellcome 1 Biography Duke University 2 Work Alma mater Hunter College 3 Awards and honors Notable Garvan-Olin Medal (1968) 4 Quotes awards Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1988) 5 See also National Medal of Science (1991) 6 References Lemelson-MIT Prize (1997) 7 Further reading National Inventors Hall of Fame (1991) 8 External links (first woman to be inducted) Biography Elion was born in New York City, to immigrant parents Bertha (Cohen) and Robert Elion, a dentist. When she was 15, her grandfather died of cancer, instilling in her a desire to do all she could to try and cure the disease.[3] She graduated from Hunter College in 1937 with a degree in Chemistry[4] and New York University (M.Sc.) in 1941. Unable to obtain a graduate research position, she worked as a lab assistant and a high school teacher. Later, she left to work as an assistant to George H. Hitchings at the Burroughs-Wellcome pharmaceutical company (now GlaxoSmithKline). She began to go to school night at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, but after several years of long range commuting, she was informed that she would no longer be able to continue her doctorate on a part-time basis, but would need to give up her job and go to school full-time. Elion made what was then a critical decision in her life, to stay with her job and give up the pursuit of a doctorate.[4] She never obtained a formal Ph.D., but was later awarded an honorary Ph.D from Polytechnic University of New York in 1989 and honorary SD degree from Harvard university in 1998. Gertrude Elion died in North Carolina in 1999, aged 81. She had moved to the Research Triangle in 1970, and for a time served as a research professor at Duke University. She had also worked for the National Cancer Institute, American Association for Cancer Research and World Health Organization, among other organizations. From 1967 to 1983, she was the Head of the Department of Experimental Therapy for Burroughs Wellcome. Elion never married, had no children, and listed her hobbies as photography, travel and listening to music.[5] Work Rather than relying on trial-and-error, Elion and Hitchings used the differences in biochemistry between normal human cells and pathogens (disease-causing agents) to design drugs that could kill or inhibit the reproduction of particular pathogens without harming the host cells. Most of Elion's early work came from the use and development of purines. Elion's inventions include: 6-mercaptopurine (Purinethol), the first treatment for leukemia and used in organ transplantation.[6] Azathioprine (Imuran), the first immuno-suppressive agent, used for organ transplants. Allopurinol (Zyloprim), for gout. Pyrimethamine (Daraprim), for malaria. Trimethoprim (Septra), for meningitis, septicemia, and bacterial infections of the urinary and respiratory tracts. Acyclovir (Zovirax), for viral herpes. Nelarabine for cancer treatment. During 1967 she occupied the position of the head of the company’s Department of Experimental Therapy and officially retired in 1983. Despite her retirement, Elion continued working almost full-time at the lab, and oversaw the adaptation of azidothymidine (AZT), which became the first drug used for treatment of AIDS. Awards and honors In 1988 Elion received the Nobel Prize in Medicine, together with Hitchings and Sir James Black. She was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1990,[7] a member of the Institute of Medicine in 1991[8] and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences also in 1991.[9] Other awards include the National Medal of Science (1991),[10] Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award (1997), and the Garvan-Olin Medal (1968). In 1991 she became the first woman to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.[11] Quotes "I had no specific bent toward science until my grandfather died of cancer. I decided nobody should suffer that much." "The idea was to do research, find new avenues to conquer, new mountains to climb."[12] "Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women didn’t go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn’t." [13] See also List of female Nobel laureates List of Jewish Nobel laureates List of New York University alumni References 1. Avery, Mary Ellen (2008). "Gertrude Belle Elion. 23 January 1918 -- 21 February 1999". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 54: 161–168. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2007.0051 (https://dx.doi.org/10.1098%2Frsbm.2007.0051). 2. Holloway, M. (1991) Profile: Gertrude Belle Elion – The Satisfaction of Delayed Gratification, Scientific American 265(4), 40–44. 3. Bertha and Gertrude Elion | Jewish Women's Archive (http://jwa.org/media/bertha- and-gertrude-elion). Jwa.org. Retrieved on May 12, 2014. 4. Elion, Gertrude. "Les Prix Nobel" (http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1988/elion-bio.html). Nobel Foundation. Retrieved February 21, 2014. 5. Staff (1988). "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988: Sir James W. Black, Gertrude B. Elion, George H. Hitchings" (http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1988/elion- autobio.html). Nobelprize.org. Retrieved October 20, 2012. 6. Marx, Vivien (2005). "6-Mercaptopurine" (http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/83/8325/83256-mercaptopurine.html). Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved October 20, 2012. 7. "Gertrude B. Elion" (http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased- members/1653.html). National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved July 26, 2014. 8. "Directory: IOM Member - Gertrude B. Elion, M.S." (http://www.iom.edu/Global/Directory/Detail.aspx?id=0000001653). Institute of Medicine. Retrieved July 26, 2014. 9. "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter E" (http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterE.pdf) (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 25, 2014. 10. Staff. "The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details: GERTRUDE B. ELION" (http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recip_details.cfm?recip_id=118). National Science Foundation. Retrieved October 20, 2012. 11. Staff. "Invent Now: Hall of Fame: Gertrude Belle Elion" (http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/51.html). National Inventors Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 20, 2012. 12. Staff (March 6, 1991). "Gertrude B. Elion: Interview (page: 5/7)" (http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/eli0int-5). Academy of Achievement. Retrieved October 20, 2012. 13. "Gertrude Elion url=http://www.famousscientists.org/gertrude-b-elion/". Further reading Chast, François (1970–80). "Elion, Gertrude Belle". Dictionary of Scientific Biography 20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 373– 377. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9. McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch (1998). "Gertrude Elion". Nobel Prize Women in Science. Carol Publishing Group. pp. 280–303. External links Autobiography at the Nobel e-Museum Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gertrude Elion. (http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1988/elion-autobio.html) Biographical Memoirs by Mary Ellen Avery (http://www.nap.edu/html/biomems/gelion.html) Women of Valor exhibit on Gertrude Elion (http://jwa.org/womenofvalor/elion) at the Jewish Women's Archive (http://www.jwa.org) New York Times obituary (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9501E5DF103DF930A15751C0A96F958260) Gertrude B. Elion, Biography of Gertrude B. Elion (http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/elion-gertrude-belle), Jewish Women Encyclopedia Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=Gertrude_B._Elion&oldid=682193668" Categories: 1918 births 1999 deaths American biochemists Jewish American scientists Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine American Nobel laureates American pharmacologists People from New York City National Medal of Science laureates Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Members of the Institute of Medicine Lemelson-MIT Program American biologists Hunter College alumni New York University alumni Duke University faculty Jewish chemists Jewish inventors Women Nobel laureates Foreign Members of the Royal Society Recipients of the Garvan–Olin Medal Women inventors Women scientists Women biologists Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni This page was last modified on 22 September 2015, at 04:11. 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