Elizabeth Bugie | |
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 Elizabeth Bugie in the lab | |
| Born | October 5, 1920 |
| Died | April 10, 2001 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University New Jersey College for Women |
| Known for | Streptomycin |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Production of antibiotic substances by Aspergillus flavus and Chaetomium cochliodes (1944) |
| Doctoral advisor | Selman Waksman |
Elizabeth Bugie Gregory (October 5, 1920 – April 10, 2001) was an American biochemist who co-discovered Streptomycin, the first antibiotic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Selman Waksman laboratory at Rutgers University.[1] Waksman went on to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1952 and took the credit for the discovery.