Ida Stephens Owens | |
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 Owens in her laboratory at the NIH | |
| Born | September 13, 1939[1] |
| Died | February 24, 2020 (aged 80)[2] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Duke University (Ph.D., 1967) |
| Known for | Drug-detoxifying enzyme metabolism |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology Biochemistry |
| Institutions | National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
| Thesis | Amino Acid Esters as Inhibitors of Growth and of Amino Acyl-tRNA in Synthetases in Astasia Longa and Eugenia Gracilis (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacob J. Blum |
Ida Stephens Owens (September 13, 1939 – February 24, 2020) was an American scientist known for her work with drug-detoxifying enzymes. She received her Ph.D from Duke University in 1967, making her one of the first two African Americans to receive a doctorate from the school. She spent her career at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where she worked from 1968 to 2017 and pioneered the study of the genetics of human diseases and drug metabolism.[3][4]
- ^ Snowden Funeral Home: Dr. Ida S. Owens
- ^ In Memoriam: Ida Stephens Owens, 1939-2020
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
DukeGradSchool-2013was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Item of Interest: Ida Owens, Longtime NICHD Scientist Dies". National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-12.