Beatrice Mintz: American biologist

Beatrice Mintz (January 24, 1921 – January 3, 2022) was an American embryologist who has helped to the understanding of genetic modification, cellular differentiation and cancer, particularly melanoma.

Beatrice Mintz
Beatrice Mintz: Early life, Awards and honors, Death
Born(1921-01-24)January 24, 1921
DiedJanuary 3, 2022(2022-01-03) (aged 100)
NationalityUnited States
Alma materHunter College and University of Iowa
Known forMammalian transgenesis
AwardsGenetics Society of America Medal (1981)
Ernst Jung Gold Medal for Medicine (1990)
Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (2007)
March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology
Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
Scientific career
FieldsEmbryology, Developmental biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Doctoral advisorEmil Witschi
InfluencedRudolf Jaenisch

Mintz was a pioneer of genetic engineering techniques, and was among the first scientists to generate both chimeric and transgenic mammals.

Early life

Mintz was born on January 24, 1921 in New York City. She studied at New York University and at the University of Iowa.

Awards and honors

In 1996 she shared the inaugural March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology with Ralph L. Brinster for their work in developing transgenic mice. Much of her career has been spent at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia where, in 2002, she was named to the Jack Schultz Chair in Basic Science. Mintz was a member of both the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Death

Mintz turned 100 in January 2021. She died on January 3, 2022 in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania from problems caused by dementia at the age of 100.

References

Other websites

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