Florence R. Sabin | |
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 Florence R. Sabin | |
| Born | Florence Rena Sabin November 9, 1871 |
| Died | October 3, 1953 (aged 81) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Smith College |
| Known for | pioneer for women in science Sabin Health Laws |
| Awards | Albert Lasker Public Service Award (1951) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
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Florence Rena Sabin (November 9, 1871 – October 3, 1953) was an American medical scientist. She was a pioneer for women in science; she was the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.[1] During her years of retirement, she pursued a second career as a public health activist in Colorado, and in 1951 received the Albert Lasker Public Service Award for this work.
- ^ Current Biography, p. 45