Willey Glover Denis
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| Willey Glover Denis | |
| Born | 26 February 1879 New Orleans |
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| Died | 9 January 1929 New Orleans |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | U.S. Department of Agriculture University of Chicago Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Tulane University Medical School |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago H. Sophie Newcomb College (Tulane University) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Ulric Nef |
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Only one photograph of her is known to exist (see article in Further Reading) |
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Dr. Willey Glover Denis (b. 26 February 1879, New Orleans) was an American biochemist and physiologist. She was noted particularly for her collaborations with Otto Folin studies of the protein metabolism. In addition, she was a pioneer in the field of clinical chemistry and the measurement of protein in biological fluids (blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid. She also developed the first reliable method of assaying lead in urine, feces and tissue. She became one of the first women in the USA in the field of biochemistry, the first woman to be elected a member of the Massachusetts General Hospital staff and her appointment as assistant profesor at Tulane University probably made her the first woman to be appointed as a faculty member of a major medical institution in the USA.
She died on 9 January 1929 of complications from metastatic breast cancer.
[edit] Further reading
- Meites S. (1985). "Willey Glover Denis (1879-1929), Pioneer Woman of Clinical Chemistry". Clinical Chemistry 31: 774 – 778.
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