Guest guest Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 To All Last week's(5/9) crossword puzzle in the Sunday NY Times had the theme " Ms. Conceptions. " The theme within the puzzle was " Mothers of Invention. " So--one of the clues was " Medical discovery of Gertrude Elion (1918-1999). Answer: drug for leukemia (I solved this puzzle--over a 4-day period.) Never heard of her so looked her up. Fascinating life of commitment and achievement. Developed a drug in 1951 to treat acute leukemia in children. Developed many other important drugs along with Hitchings. They were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988. Hope you'll take a look. Ruth Marcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Ruth - Thanks so much for this information. I found a great bio with photos of this remarkable woman. It's very much worth a look! http://jwa.org/historymakers/elion Pat in Phoenix > > To All > > Last week's(5/9) crossword puzzle in the Sunday NY Times had > the theme " Ms. Conceptions. " The theme within the puzzle was > " Mothers of Invention. " So--one of the clues was " Medical > discovery of Gertrude Elion (1918-1999). Answer: drug for > leukemia (I solved this puzzle--over a 4-day period.) > > Never heard of her so looked her up. Fascinating life of > commitment and achievement. Developed a drug in 1951 to > treat acute leukemia in children. Developed many other > important drugs along with Hitchings. They were > awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988. > > Hope you'll take a look. > > Ruth Marcon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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