Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch
Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch · Science & Medicine
Developmental geneticist who linked genes to embryonic development in mammals.
1907, Danzig (Gdańsk), Germany — 2007, New York City, United States
Germany · United States
Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Developmental geneticist who linked genes to embryonic development in mammals.
Gluecksohn-Waelsch was a German-American developmental geneticist who helped found the field of developmental genetics by linking specific genes to embryonic development in mammals. Born into a Jewish family in Danzig, she fled Nazi Germany for the United States and later won the National Medal of Science; she was Jewish.
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Developmental geneticist who linked genes to embryonic development in mammals.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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