Fatima al-Fahiri and The Al-Qarawiyyin University
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Life: 800 C.E. – 880 C.E. (Died aged 80)
Known for: Establishing the oldest existing and currently operating educational institution to award degrees
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Dr. Jessie Isabelle Price
“I’m confident we’ll succeed.” – Dr. Price commenting on her work regarding the avian diseases that affected Pekin Ducks – for which she developed a vaccine as a result of her extremely effective research. [5]
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Name: Dr. Jessie Isabelle Price
Life: 1st January 1930 – 12th November 2015 (85 years)
Born: Montrose, Pennsylvania
Died: Madison, Wisconsin
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BSc Microbiology, 1953, Cornell University
MSc Veterinary Bacteriology, Pathology, and Parasitology, 1958, Cornell University
PhD Microbiology, 1959, Cornell University
Occupation: Veterinary Microbiologist, tenured researcher, Professor of Microbiology
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Dr. Sameera Moussa
“I’ll make nuclear treatment as available and as cheap as Aspirin.” – Dr. Sameera Moussa commenting on the goals of her research.
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Life: 03/03/1917 – 05/08/1952 (Age 35)
Born: Gharbia Governorate, North Egypt
Died: Pacific Coast, San Francisco, United States
Occupation: Nuclear Physicist, Medical Physicist
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Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal
“Working with this virus is like putting your hand in a treasure chest. Every time you put your hand in, you pull out a gem.”- Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal referencing her work with HIV and AIDS.
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Name: Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal
Life: 27/08/1947 – Present (70 years old at time of writing).
Degree: Bs Bacteriology, UCLA
PhD: Molecular Biology, UCLA
Occupation: Virologist + Molecular biologist
Alice Ball
“It cannot be denied that our people, through force of circumstance, occupy a peculiar status in this country. We are not thoroughly known,” – James P. Ball Jr., Father of Alice Ball, The Colored Citizen.
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Name: Alice Augusta Ball
Life: 24/07/1892 – 31/12/1916 (24 years)
Born: Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Died: Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Occupation: Chemistry Professor
