Gerty cori biography of abraham

Czech-American biochemist (1896–1957)

Gerty Theresa Cori (née Radnitz; August 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957^[2]) was a Bohemian-Austrian and American biochemist who in 1947 was the third woman to win a Nobel Prize in science, and the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for her role in the "discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen".^[3]

Cori was born in Prague, the capital of Bohemia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Growing up at a time when women were marginalized and allowed few educational opportunities, she gained admittance to medical school, where she met her future husband Carl Ferdinand Cori in an anatomy class.^[4] Upon their graduation in 1920, they married.

Gerty Cori was a biochemist who was the third woman to win a Nobel Prize in for Science.

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Life, Education and Career:​​ Gerty Theresa Cori was born on August 15, in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Gеrtу Thеrеѕа Cori (Auguѕt 15, – Oсtоbеr 26, ) was a Czесh-Amеriсаn biochemist.

This book examines the careers of both Coris and the other eminent scientists who trained in their laboratory.

Because of deteriorating conditions in Europe, the couple emigrated to the United States in 1922. Gerty Cori continued her early interest in medical research, collaborating in the laboratory with Carl. She publ