Florence B. Seibert
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 33 years ago |
Date of birth | October 6,1897 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Easton |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 23,1991 |
Died | St. Petersburg |
Florida | |
United States | |
Hall of fame induction | 1990 |
Field | Biochemistry |
Awards | Garvan–Olin Medal |
Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada | |
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ID | 846385 |
Florence B. Seibert Life story
Florence Barbara Seibert was an American biochemist. She is best known for identifying the active agent in the antigen tuberculin as a protein, and subsequently for isolating a pure form of tuberculin, purified protein derivative, enabling the development and use of a reliable TB test.