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 ...

In 1954, researchers described a new drug that sent children with acute leukemia into remission. It would become one of the first chemotherapy drugs and would later form the basis for a new, "rational ...

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 ...

Introducing Gertrude Elion: The woman who changed drugs and medication forever. From a new method of drug design to an ...

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 ...

Science. 'Blade Runner' is about to be more than just science fiction: researchers create first fully synthetic human brain model Science. It sounds like the plot of 'Game of Thrones', but it's what ...

The American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry has awarded Sheila DeWitt the 2025 Gertrude Elion Medicinal Chemistry Award. DeWitt has devoted her career to work in the field of ...