Neva Abelson

Neva Martin Abelson (November 19, 1910 – September 26, 2000) was a distinguished research physician who co-discovered the life-saving blood test for the Rh blood factor (with Louis K. Diamond).

Early Career

Abelson graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. degree in chemistry. After medical school she became a pediatrician. Her research at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a professor of clinical pathology, involved blood groups, blood diseases of infants, and the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. She published a book, Topics in Blood Banking, in 1974. She received the Emily Cooley Memorial Award from the American Association of Blood Banks.

Personal life

Abelson married Philip Abelson (1913–2004), a physicist, science writer and longtime editor of Science magazine. Their daughter, Ellen Abelson Cherniavsky who is now retired, worked as an aviation researcher at The MITRE Corporation in Virginia.

References

Washington State University Regents' Distinguished Alumnus Award to Neva Martin Abelson (No. 23)
University of Pennsylvania Obituaries for Faculty & Staff

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