Biochemist and bacteriologist Ruby Hirose was recognized by the American Chemical Society for accomplishments in chemistry
In 1940, biochemist and bacteriologist Ruby Hirose was recognized by the American Chemical Society for accomplishments in chemistry.
Dr. R. Hirose, an American-born Japanese scientist later, contributed to the development of vaccines against infantile paralysis.
A hay fever sufferer herself, she served on the research staff of the Wm. S. Merrell biological laboratories and discoverd a way to improve the pollen extracts used to desensitize hay fever sufferers.
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Source: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum
Credit: Photo: Ruby Hirose at the William S. Merrell Laboratories. Courtesy:
