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Rosalyn Yalow

Medical Physics · Medical Physics

New York, United States

70 H-Index
8,852 Citations
823 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)0
GLLasker Award (1976)0

Overview

Rosalyn Yalow is a medical physics specialist at Bronx VA Medical Center. Based in New York.

For Patients

  • Pioneered the Radioimmunoassay (RIA), a technique still used by doctors worldwide
  • Research was cited 9K+ times by other doctors and scientists
  • Based at Bronx VA Medical Center in New York, United States

Biography

Rosalyn Yalow was an American medical physicist who developed radioimmunoassay (RIA), a revolutionary technique for measuring tiny quantities of biological substances. Nobel Prize 1977.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
8,852 Total Citations
5K+ Citation Milestone

Publication Timeline

0231956195919601963196819701996

Published In

Journal of Clinical InvestigationNatureGastroenterologyScienceObesity Research

Areas of Expertise

Pioneering Techniques

Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

Medical Specialties

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Rosalyn Yalow

1959

Developed radioimmunoassay

Created RIA technique to measure insulin and other hormones in blood

1977

Nobel Prize

For development of radioimmunoassays of peptide hormones

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