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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
Published In
Journal of Clinical InvestigationNatureGastroenterologyScienceObesity Research
Key Publications
IMMUNOASSAY OF ENDOGENOUS PLASMA INSULIN IN MAN
Assay of Plasma Insulin in Human Subjects by Immunological Methods
INSULIN-I131 METABOLISM IN HUMAN SUBJECTS: DEMONSTRATION OF INSULIN BINDING GLOBULIN IN THE CIRCULATION OF INSULIN TREATED SUBJECTS 1
Radioimmunoassay of gastrin
Hypoglycemia: A Potent Stimulus to Secretion of Growth Hormone
Areas of Expertise
Pioneering Techniques
Medical Specialties
Clinical Knowledge & Procedures
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