Florence B. Seibert

Description: (American Biochemist Known for Isolating a Pure Form of 'Tuberculin')
Florence B. Seibert is remembered for developing the tuberculin test, which became the standard test for detecting TB. Defeating polio at age 3, she went on to win scholarships and made it to Yale. One of the greatest women biochemists of the U.S., she also contributed to intravenous drug therapy.

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Birthday October 6, 1897 (Libra)
Born In Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
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Died on August 23, 1991
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