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Mildred Cohn

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Dr. Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori and Carl Ferdinand Cori in the Lab

Gerty Theresa Cori

Gerty Cori’s work on carbohydrate metabolism, which changed our understanding of diabetes, earned her the Nobel Prize for Medicine, making her the first American woman given the honor.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Mildred Cohn." (Viewed on May 29, 2023) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/cohn-mildred>.

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