medical scientists

Chronicles the life of scientist Tu Youyou who created a treatment for malaria using traditional Chinese medicine and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and details her early life, scientific career, and achievements. Includes color illustrations, a timeline, text-related questions, and an activity.

A brief biography of pharmacologist Tu Youyou, an expert in both traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine, who found a cure for malaria and is credited with saving many lives.

Highlights the life, career, and legacy of Gertrude Belle Elion, a female pioneer in biochemistry and pharmacology. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, text-related questions, and color photographs.

"This book examines the life of Nobel Prize winner medical physicist Rosalyn Sussman Yalow"--Provided by publisher.

Highlights the life, career, and legacy of Gertrude Belle Elion, a female pioneer in biochemistry and pharmacology. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, text-related questions, and color photographs.

Michael Bishop offers an autobiographical account of his life, focusing on his momentous medical discovery of how genes can cause cancer and the impact it had on the medical field.

An illustrated overview of the work and discoveries of doctors and medical scientists throughout history, discussing Louis Pasteur, Christiaan Barnard, Janet Lane-Claypon, and others, and including a time line and other resources.