Florence B. Seibert | |
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Born | October 6, 1897 |
Died | August 23, 1991 | (aged 93)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Goucher College Yale University |
Known for | Isolating a pure form of tuberculin |
Awards | Howard Taylor Rickets Prize, Chicago (1924)
Trudeau Medal, National Tuberculosis Association (1938) Garvan–Olin Medal (1942) American Association of University Women Achievement Award (1943) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
Doctoral advisor | Lafayette Mendel |
Florence Barbara Seibert (October 6, 1897 – August 23, 1991)[2] was an American biochemist. She is best known for identifying the active agent in the antigen tuberculin as a protein, and subsequently for isolating a pure form of tuberculin, purified protein derivative (PPD), enabling the development and use of a reliable TB test. Seibert has been inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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