Mildred Cohn

Mildred Cohn
Born	July 12, 1913(1913-07-12) New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 12, 2009(2009-10-12) (aged 96) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence	U.S.
Nationality	United States
Fields	Physical Biochemistry
Institutions	University of Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Hunter College, Columbia University

Mildred Cohn (July 12, 1913 – October 12, 2009)^[1][2] was an American biochemist. She graduated from high school at 14 and went on to receive her Bachelor's from Hunter College in 1931, her master's in 1932 from Columbia University, and her PhD in physical chemistry in 1938 from Columbia. Cohn joined the staff of the University of Pennsylvania in 1960.^[2]

Cohn wrote 160 papers, focusing on the topics of isotopes and ATP.^[3] She won the Garvan-Olin Medal the National Medal of Science in 1982^[4]. She was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1975.

During her career, Cohn achieved several gender firsts: She was the first woman to be appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the first woman to become president of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the first female career investigator for the American Heart Association.^[2][5] In 2009, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.^[6][2]

Outside science, Cohn was married to physicist Henry Primakoff from 1946 until his death in 1983.^[2]

Web sources

1. ^ Washington Post
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Martin, Douglas (November 11, 2009). "Mildred Cohn, Biochemist, Is Dead at 96". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/science/11cohn.html. Retrieved November 11, 2009. 
3. ^ Interview at "The Scientist"
4. ^ National Science Foundation - The President's National Medal of Science
5. ^ Bernard Becker Medical Library
6. ^ National Women's Hall of Fame

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Name	Cohn, Mildred
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Date of birth	July 12, 1913
Place of birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of death	October 12, 2009
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA