Papers, 1957-1979

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Papers, 1957-1979

Correspondence, photographs, speeches, etc., of Rachel Fuller Brown, biochemist, and Elizabeth Lee Hazen, microbiologist.

2 cartons, 1 file box, 1 oversize folder, and 12 cassette audiotapes

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Rachel Fuller Brown, a biochemist, and Elizabeth Lee Hazen, a microbiologist, were co-discoverers in 1950 of the drug nystatin, the first antibiotic administered to humans that safely and effectively treats serious fungal diseases. Both were employed by the Division of Laboratories and Research of the New York State Department of Health, Brown in Albany and Hazen in New York City. Brown and Hazen assigned patent royalties to the Research Corporation of New York, a non-pr...

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Rachel Fuller Brown, a biochemist, and Elizabeth Lee Hazen, a microbiologist, were co-discoverers in 1950 of the drug nystatin, the first antibiotic administered to humans that safely and effectively treats serious fungal diseases. Both were employed by the Division of Laboratories and Research of the New York State Department of Health, Brown in Albany and Hazen in New York City. Brown and Hazen assigned patent royalties to the Research Corporation of New York, a non-pr...