Beatrice Mintz

Beatrice Mintz
Born(1921-01-24)January 24, 1921
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 2022(2022-01-03) (aged 100)
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materHunter College and University of Iowa
Known forMammalian transgenesis
AwardsRosenstiel Award (1979)
Genetics Society of America Medal (1981)
Ernst Jung Gold Medal for Medicine (1990)
March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology (1996)
Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (2007)
Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsEmbryology, Developmental biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Doctoral advisorEmil Witschi

Beatrice Mintz (January 24, 1921 – January 3, 2022) was an American embryologist who contributed to the understanding of genetic modification, cellular differentiation, and cancer, particularly melanoma.[1][2] Mintz was a pioneer of genetic engineering techniques and was among the first scientists to generate both chimeric and transgenic mammals.[2]

In 1996, she shared the inaugural March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology with Ralph L. Brinster for their work in developing transgenic mice.[1] Much of her career was spent at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia where, in 2002, she was appointed to the Jack Schultz Chair in Basic Science.[3] Mintz was a member of both the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Martha J. Bailey, American women in science: a biographical dictionary, Vol. 1, ABC-CLIO, 1994, p. 252, ISBN 0-87436-740-9
  3. ^ Alumni Fellows, 2002 Recipients Archived November 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, The University of Iowa