Frances Oldham Kelsey
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 9 years ago |
Date of birth | July 24,1914 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Cobble Hill |
Canada | |
Date of died | August 7,2015 |
Died | London |
Canada | |
Books | Essentials of Pharmacology |
Children | Christine Kelsey |
Susan Duffield | |
Job | Physician |
Education | McGill University |
The University of Chicago | |
St Margaret's School | |
Victoria College, British Columbia | |
University of Victoria | |
Awards | President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service |
Field | Physician |
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ID | 1678538 |
Frances Oldham Kelsey Life story
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey CM was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician. As a reviewer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, she refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the lack of evidence regarding the drug's safety.