Jean Apgar

Jean Apgar
A young white woman with dark hair in a "flip" style, wearing cat-eye glasses and a collared blouse
Jean Apgar, from a 1970 publication of the United States federal government
Born
Barbara Jean Francis

March 4, 1936
Tyler, Texas
OccupationBiochemist

Barbara Jean Francis Apgar (born March 4, 1936) is an American biochemist. She worked on important research on ribonucleic acids (RNA), and on zinc deficiency as a risk factor in reproduction. She won the Federal Woman's Award in 1970, and the Arthur S. Flemming Award in 1973.