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Women of Valor: Gertrude Elion

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiles the fascinating career and life of Nobel Prize winning chemist, Gertrude Elion (1918-1999). Because of her efforts in developing drugs and cancer treatments, countless lives have been saved.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Gertrude B. Elion Nobel Prize in Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive site provides wonderful insight to the incredible woman who gave so much to the world of medicine through an interview that was conducted in 1991.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Gertrude B. Elion, m.sc.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Gertrude B. Elion, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, along with George Hitchings and Sir James Black, despite not having trained as a doctor but as a chemist. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Gertrude B. Elion Nobel Lecture: Purine Path to Chemotherapy

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Nobel e-Museum you can download and read Gertrude B. Elion's Nobel Lecture, "The purine path to chemotherapy." This lecture, originally given by Elion on December 8, 1988, is available in pdf format.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Gertrude B. Elion Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Gertrude B. Elion's autobiography at this Nobel Foundation online museum. Learn about her contributions to the study of immunology, for which she is honored with the Nobel Prize. Includes information on her personal and professional...
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Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Pioneers: Gertrude Elion (1918 1999)

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Gertrude Belle Elion, an American biochemist and pharmacologist and a Nobel Prize winner. She struggled to find her place in the male-dominated scientific world, and went on to become the first woman to be inducted into the...
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Gertrude Elion

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about a the scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in the scientific discovery of drugs to treat leukemia and herpes, and to prevent the rejection of kidney transplants.
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National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Gertrude Belle Elion

For Students 3rd - 8th
A synopsis of Gertrude Belle Elion's (1918-1999 CE) life. Read about her amazing discovery of a drug that could fight leukemia and also aided in the advancement of kidney transplants.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Gertrude Belle Elion

For Students 3rd - 8th
In a career spannig over 40 years, [Gertrude Belle] Elion (1918-1999 CE) invented some of the 20th century's most significant lifesaving drugs. Read about the life and accomplishments of this scientist who won the Nobel Prize for...
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Other

Finding Dulcinea: Gertrude B. Elion

For Students 3rd - 8th
Article on Gertrude B. Elion, who was a co-recipient of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in discovering a drug for treating leukemia.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Gertrude Belle Elion

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame highlights one of the nation's most distinguished research scientists Gertrude Elion (1918-1999 CE) and her many contributions to the field of science.
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Curated OER

Finding Dulcinea: Gertrude B. Elion: Photograph

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photograph of Gertrude B. Elion.