MARIE MAYNARD DALY

Marie Maynard Daly, a biochemist, was the first African American woman in the United States to earn a PhD in Chemistry, awarded by Columbia University in 1947. Daly made numerous contributions to the world’s current understanding of the metabolism and composition of the cell nucleus. She also developed programs to increase the number of minorities […]

ROSALIND FRANKLIN

Rosalind Elise Franklin was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer who made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite. She is best known for her role in the discovery of the structure of DNA, and for her pioneering use of X-ray diffraction. Franklin used X-ray diffraction techniques […]