Janet Rowley
Janet Rowley | |
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 Rowley at the White House in August 2009 | |
| Born | April 5, 1925 |
| Died | December 17, 2013 (aged 88) |
| Known for | Identified chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers |
Janet Davison Rowley (April 5, 1925 - December 17, 2013) was an American geneticist. She was the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers in humans.
Rowley died at the age of 88 from complications of ovarian cancer.
References
- 1 2 "Janet Rowley, cancer genetics researcher dies at 88". Huffington Post.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
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