Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Rosalyn Yalow (1977)
Born
Rosalyn Sussman

(1921-07-19)July 19, 1921
DiedMay 30, 2011(2011-05-30) (aged 89)[1]
Alma materHunter College
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Known forRadioimmunoassay
Spouse(s)A. Aaron Yalow (m. 1943; 2 children; d. 1992)
Awards1972 Dickson Prize
1975 AMA Scientific Achievement Award
1976 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service 1979
1988 National Medal of Science
Scientific career
FieldsMedical physics
InstitutionsBronx Veteran's Administration Hospital

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (July 19, 1921 – May 30, 2011) was an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (together with Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally) for development of the radioimmunoassay technique. She was the second woman (after Gerty Cori), and the first American-born woman, to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[2][3]

  1. ^ Glick, S. (2011). "Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921–2011) The second woman to win the Nobel prize in medicine". Nature. 474 (7353): 580. doi:10.1038/474580a. PMID 21720355.
  2. ^ Obituary in The Telegraph
  3. ^ Bonolis, Luisa. "Research Profile – Rosalyn Yalow". Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Retrieved 31 August 2018.