Gertrude B. Elion quotes
Gertrude B. Elion was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, renowned for her pioneering work in drug development. Her research led to the creation of crucial medicines to treat leukemia, malaria, and AIDS. She became a Nobel Prize laureate and inspired generations of scientists with her dedication. Here are 5 of her quotes:
People ask me often [whether] the Nobel Prize [was] the thing you were aiming for all your life, and I say that would be crazy. Nobody would aim for a Nobel Prize because, if you didn't get it, your whole life would be wasted. What we were aiming at was getting people well, and the satisfaction of that is much greater than any prize you can get.
Gertrude B. Elion
I think it's a very valuable thing for a doctor to learn how to do research, to learn how to approach research, something there isn't time to teach them in medical school. They don't really learn how to approach a problem, and yet diagnosis is a problem; and I think that year spent in research is extremely valuable to them.
Gertrude B. Elion
Gertrude B. Elion
Occupation: American Scientist
Born: January 23, 1918
Died: February 21, 1999
Quotes count: 5
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