Celebrate Jewish American Heritage during the month of May. Read about famous Jewish American scientists below. Click on individuals to learn more!
![Baruj Benacerraf, MD](https://sites.wustl.edu/inclusion/files/2020/04/Baruj-Benacerraf-280x386.jpg)
Baruj Benacerraf, MD
A Venezuelan-American immunologist, known for the discovery of the major histocompatibility complex.
![Gertrude B. Elion, MSc](https://sites.wustl.edu/inclusion/files/2020/04/Gertrude-Elion-280x386.jpg)
Gertrude B. Elion, MSc
Her work led to the creation of the AIDS drug AZT, immunosuppressive drug, azathioprine, and the first successful antiviral drug, acyclovir (ACV).
![Arthur Kornberg, MD](https://sites.wustl.edu/inclusion/files/2020/04/Arthur-Kornberg-280x386.jpg)
Arthur Kornberg, MD
Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine
![Daniel Nathans, MD](https://sites.wustl.edu/inclusion/files/2020/04/Daniel-Nathans-280x386.jpg)
Daniel Nathans, MD
A microbiologist known for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping.
![Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, MD](https://sites.wustl.edu/inclusion/files/2020/04/Rosalyn-Sussman-Yalow-280x386.jpg)
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, MD
A medical physicist and the second woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine (1977) for her work on for the development of radioimmunoassay of peptide hormones.
![Howard Martin Temin, PhD](https://sites.wustl.edu/inclusion/files/2020/04/Howard-Temin-280x386.jpg)
Howard Martin Temin, PhD
A geneticist and virologist, known for the discovery of reverse transcriptase.