Elizabeth Roboz Einstein

Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
Born
Elizabeth Roboz

(1904-04-11)April 11, 1904[1]
Szászváros, Kingdom of Hungary (today Orăștie, Romania)
DiedJanuary 9, 1995(1995-01-09) (aged 90)
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
University of Budapest
Known forIsolation and characterization of myelin basic protein
SpouseHans Albert Einstein
Scientific career
Fieldsneurochemistry, biochemistry, neurology, developmental neurobiology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Francisco
Georgetown University
California Institute of Technology
Stanford University
University of Wyoming

Elizabeth Roboz-Einstein (April 11, 1904 – January 9, 1995) was a biochemist and neuroscientist known for purifying and characterizing myelin basic protein (MBP), investigating its potential role in the neurodegenerative disease multiple sclerosis (MS), and helping pioneer the field of neurochemistry.[2]

  1. ^ California Death Index: Elizabeth Roboz Einstein
  2. ^ Wolfson, Adele J. (March 2006). "One hundred years of American Women in biochemistry". Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 34 (2): 75–77. doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.49403402075. ISSN 1470-8175. PMID 21638642. S2CID 205517753.

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