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Dr. Ann Tsukamoto is an important scientist and researcher in the stem cell field.🔬 Alongside her team, she created the method for blood stem cell isolation which has allowed for life-saving advances in #oncology, especially relating to blood cancers. #WomensHistoryMonth

Gertrude Elion was a notable biochemist. She co-created drugs for leukemia, malaria, transplant rejection, and more. Her work has saved thousands of lives. She received the Nobel Prize and was the first woman inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. #WomensHistoryMonth

Helen Rodríguez Trías was an important pediatrician and activist. She was the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association. She advocated for underserved communities and women's health by calling equal access, HIV/AIDS research, and more. #WomensHistoryMonth

Dr. Rosalyn Yalow was an accomplished medical physicist who developed radioimmunoassay which measures the concentration of substances in blood. This allowed illnesses to be diagnosed, drug doses to be calculated, blood donations to be screened, and more. #WomensHistoryMonth

Patricia Bath was an #inventor who broke barriers and improved #medtech. Her invention, the Laserphaco Probe, made laser cataract surgery possible. She also holds many firsts, including being the first Black woman to hold a medical #patent. #WomensHistoryMonth

Rosalind Franklin was an expert #chemist who studied the structure of molecules and viruses. Her insights made the field of structural virology possible. She is best known for taking the first photo of #DNA. #WomensHistoryMonth

Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal was an accomplished biologist and virologist who co-discovered the virus HIV. She was the first to clone the virus and show how it works. These were major steps in developing tests and later treatments for HIV/AIDS. #healthcare #WomensHistoryMonth #biology

Marie Curie is a renowned #researcher and #physicist. Her work with radiation made x-ray #technology and cancer treatment possible. For her discoveries, she was the first woman to receive a Nobel prize and the first person ever to receive two Nobel prizes. #WomensHistoryMonth

Jane C. Wright was a leading cancer researcher. She created a way to test cancer drugs on patient tissue instead of mice. Before that, #chemotherapy was a last resort. Her work made it viable. She became the 1st woman president of the New York Cancer Society. @AmericanCancer