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).
(1918 – 1999)
A biochemist and pharmacologist.
Recipient of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Recipient of the National Medal of Science (1991).
Her work led to the creation of the AIDS drug AZT, immunosuppressive drug, azathioprine, and the first successful antiviral drug, acyclovir (ACV).
Alma mater Hunter College
New York University