Sarah Stewart (cancer researcher)
- Sarah Stewart (cancer researcher)
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Dr. Sarah Stewart (August 16, 1905-November 27, 1976) was a Mexican American researcher who pioneered the field of viral oncology research.
Biography
Early life and education
Sarah Elizabeth Stewart was born on August 16, 1905 in Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.[1] She did her undergraduate work at the New Mexico State University, graduating with a Bachelors of Science in 1927. She went on to earn a Master's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1930 and a Ph.D in microbiology from the University of Chicago in 1939. In 1949, she became the first woman to be awarded an MD Degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine.[2]
Career
Stewart developed an interest in researching viral links to cancer in light of the pioneering research of Jonas Salk in developing a vaccine for the virus which caused polio. Stewart is credited with discovering the Polyomavirus in 1953.[2]. She and research partner Dr. Bernice Eddy were successful in growing the virus in 1958 and the SE (Stewart-Eddy) polyoma virus is named after them. Stewart was the first to successfully demonstrate that viruses causing cancer could be spread from animal to animal.[3]
Death and afterward
Dr. Stewart died of cancer at her home in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on November 27, 1976.[4]
References
- ^ Cancer Research, Sarah Stewart, Obituary, Volume 37, 4675
- ^ a b Biography from gwis.org
- ^ Stanley, Autumn. Mothers and Daughters of Invention, Page 165. 1993, Rutgers University Press.
- ^ Smith, J. Y. (1976-12-08). "Dr. Sarah Stewart, Cancer Researcher, Dies". The Washington Post: p. C15.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Stewart, Sarah Elizabeth |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Mexican American cancer researcher. |
| Date of birth |
August 16, 1905 |
| Place of birth |
Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Date of death |
November 27, 1976 |
| Place of death |
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA |
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1976 deaths
- Cancer researchers
- Georgetown University Medical Center alumni
- American people of Mexican descent
- New Mexico State University alumni
- University of Chicago alumni
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
- Virologists
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