In 1977, Rosalyn Yalow became the second woman to win a Nobel prize in medicine for co-developing radio-immunoassay (RIA), a groundbreaking technique that uses radioactive isotopes to quickly and ...

She was from New York, she was Jewish, she was a woman, and so Rosalyn Yalow was deemed unworthy of a career in science. But refusing to take no for an answer, she ultimately proved herself worthy of ...

Physicist Rosalyn S. Yalow, who shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the development of a medical diagnostic test that revolutionized patient care and led to a new understanding ...

When Rosalyn Yalow was applying for graduate fellowships in 1941 after earning a B.A. in chemistry and physics magna cum laude from Hunter College, she found only one school honest enough to explain ...

Big Molecule Watch honors Women’s History Month by recognizing the women who have contributed to the advancement of biologics and biosimilars. We highlight one such individual, Rosalyn Yalow, who ...

Today we celebrate the birthdate of the second woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology, an accolade too typically awarded to males. Her name is Rosalyn Yalow and she received this ...

In 1941, Rosalyn Yalow, a graduate of Hunter College with honors, told her teachers she wanted to be a scientist. They suggested she become a secretary to one. Yalow persisted and 36 years after that ...

The New York Times posted an obituary today for Dr. Rosalyn Yalow, 89, a Nobel-prize winning medical physicist who died on Monday. According to the Times, she was the second woman to ever win the ...

Dr. Rosalyn Yalow showed me that that being different should never be an obstacle preventing success. Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear army camouflage and combat boots, while others wear ...

In 1941, Rosalyn Yalow, a graduate of Hunter College with honors, told her teachers she wanted to be a scientist. They suggested she become a secretary to one. Yalow persisted and 36 years after that ...