Dottie Thomas

Dottie Thomas
Born
Dorothy Martin

(1922-09-18)September 18, 1922
San Antonio, Texas, United States
DiedJanuary 9, 2015(2015-01-09) (aged 92)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Known forTransplantation
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Dorothy "Dottie" Thomas (née Martin) (San Antonio, Texas, September 18, 1922 – Seattle, January 9, 2015) was an American hematology researcher and administrator known for her work in developing bone marrow transplants. She and her husband, Edward Donnall Thomas, partnered to research leukemia and other blood disorders, and developed the technique for transplanting bone marrow.[1][2] Her husband was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 due to his discoveries about cell and organ transplantation in the treatment of human diseases that he had completed along with Dorothy. This Nobel Prize was shared with Joseph Edward Murray, an American plastic surgeon.[3]

  1. ^ Weinstock, Maia. "Gone in 2015: Commemorating 10 Outstanding Women in Science". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. ^ Roberts, Sam (2015-01-16). "Dorothy Thomas, the 'Mother' of Bone Marrow Transplants, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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