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Gerty Cori

Biochemistry · Biochemistry

St. Louis, United States

46 H-Index
3,243 Citations
468 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947)0

Overview

Gerty Cori is a biochemistry specialist at Washington University in St. Louis. Based in St. Louis.

For Patients

  • Pioneered the Cori cycle discovery, a technique still used by doctors worldwide
  • Research was cited 3K+ times by other doctors and scientists
  • Based at Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, United States

Biography

Gerty Cori was a Czech-American biochemist who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947) for discovering the Cori cycle of glycogen metabolism.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
3,243 Total Citations
1K+ Citation Milestone

Publication Timeline

0231925192919431948195019521955

Published In

Journal of Biological ChemistryMethods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology

Key Publications

Areas of Expertise

Pioneering Techniques

Cori cycle discovery

Medical Specialties

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Gerty Cori

1929

Discovered Cori cycle

Elucidated how glycogen is broken down and resynthesized in the body

1947

Nobel Prize

First woman to win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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