Rowley, Janet D.
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Name (Hebrew)
ראולי, ג'נט דוויסון
Name (Latin)
Rowley, Janet D.
Other forms of name
Davison, Janet
Rowley, Janet
Date of birth
1925-04-05
Date of death
2013-12-17
Place of birth
New York (N.Y.)
Place of death
Chicago (Ill.)
Field of activity
Medicine
Associate group
University of Chicago
Occupation
Medical scientists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
Fuller form of name
Janet Davison
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Chromosomes and cancer, 1983 (a.e.)CIP t.p. (Janet Rowley, Univ. of Chicago) data sheet (Janet D. Rowley) book t.p. (Janet D. Rowley)
- Los Angeles times WWW site, Dec. 20, 2013(in obituary dated Dec. 19, 2013: Janet Rowley; maiden name Davison; b. Apr. 5, 1925, New York City; m. Donald Rowley; d. Tuesday [Dec. 17, 2013] at her home in the Chicago suburb of Hyde Park, at age 88; scientist whose research in the 1970s redefined cancer as a genetic disease)
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Janet Rowley 2009
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Wikipedia description:
Janet Davison Rowley (April 5, 1925 – December 17, 2013) was an American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers, thus proving that cancer is a genetic disease. Rowley spent the majority of her life working in Chicago and received many awards and honors throughout her life, recognizing her achievements and contributions in the area of genetics.
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