Gertrude Elion (1918–1999) and colleague George Hitchings (1905–1998) went off the beaten path of trial-and-error drug development to revolutionize drug making ...

Some people become scientists because they have an insatiable sense of curiosity. For others, the interest is born of tragedy—they lose a loved one to disease and are driven to find a cure. In the ...

As we wrap up Woman’s History Month, a time dedicated to honoring women's contributions to history, we will highlight the life of Gertrude “Trudy” Belle Elion, a pioneer of rational drug design whose ...

Nobel laureate Gertrude Elion, 81, died Sunday at UNC Hospitals. Dr. Elion touched thousands of people over the world with her work on life-saving medicines, including drugs to treat leukemia, herpes ...

Gertrude Elion (b. 1918) found out about the Burroughs Wellcome drug company through her father, a dentist; the company had sent a drug sample to his office. Elion had graduated at the top of her ...

The Durham County Library will host a documentary film on Gertrude Elion on Saturday, May 20 at 3 p.m. at Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road. This program is free and open to the public.

Gertrude Belle Elion (1918-1999) was born in New York City to Eastern European immigrant parents. She was a science prodigy who was admitted to Hunter College at age 15 and graduated summa cum laude ...

Some people become scientists because they have an insatiable sense of curiosity. For others, the interest is born of tragedy—they lose a loved one to disease and are driven to find a cure. In the ...