Evelyn Marie Carmon Nicol | |
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| Born | June 2, 1930 Little Rock, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 2020 (aged 89) Weston, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tuskegee University |
| Known for | Isolation of the herpes zoster (shingles) virus |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology, microbiology |
| Institutions | Carver Research Foundation Cleveland City Hospital Rand Development Corporation University of Kansas Medical Center Michael Reese Hospital Abbott Laboratories Baxter Pharmaceuticals |
| Academic advisors | Russel Brown Frederick C. Robbins John F. Enders |
Evelyn Marie Carmon Nicol (June 2, 1930 – May 27, 2020) was an American immunologist and microbiologist.[1] She was the first scientist to isolate the herpes zoster virus,[1] and is one of the few African American women to receive a patent in molecular biology, for a new production method of urokinase.[2]