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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

American medical physicist (1921-2011)

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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow was an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for development of the radioimmunoassay technique. She was the second woman, and the first American-born woman, to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Born
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Place of birth
New York City wd
Died
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Place of death
The Bronx wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
physicist, physician, university teacher, biophysicist wd
Education
New York University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Hunter College, Walton High School wd
Spouse
A. Aaron Yalow wd

Awards wd

  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1976)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)
  • National Women's Hall of Fame (1993)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1971)
  • AMA Scientific Achievement Award (1975)
  • National Medal of Science (1988)
  • Dickson Prize in Medicine (1972)
  • Women in Technology Hall of Fame (1997)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Fred Conrad Koch Award (1972)
  • honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta
  • honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1983)
  • Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year (1978)
  • Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize (1971)
  • honorary doctorate of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 (1979)

Questions

When was Rosalyn Sussman Yalow born?
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow was born on 19 July 1921 in New York City.
Where did Rosalyn Sussman Yalow study?
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow was educated at New York University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Hunter College, Walton High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Rosalyn Sussman Yalow · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q107402 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Rosalyn Yalow.jpg by US Information Agency (see image credits at the end) (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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