Eugenia D. Soru was born on 17 May 190 in Piatra Neamț.[1] Soru went to study at a high school in Iași after finishing elementary school in her native city. She then attended the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Iași, graduating in 1922, and obtained a doctor in chemistry degree in 1924. Her doctoral thesis was titled Potenţialele metalelor în lichidele pure (Potentials of metals in pure liquids).[2] She then completed her professional preparation overseas in Strasbourg (1925) and in Frankfurt and London (1934), working in biochemistry, biophysics and bacterial biochemistry.[1][2]
Soru worked in Bucharest as head of laboratory (1944–1955), head of department, and head of the enzymology laboratory at the Cantacuzino Institute [ro], and was also an associate lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bucharest [1][2] Soru published over 200 papers, including in journals such as Bulletin de l’Académie de Sciences, Archives de Physique biologique, and Archives Roumaines de Pathologie et de Microbiologie.[2] Her 1954 Treatise on Medical Biochemistry was considered a fundamental contribution to the field.[2]
She was elected in 1955 corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.[1][3] She was a member of the Academy of Medical Sciences from 1969, and of the Society of Biological Chemistry in Paris. In 1954 Soru was distinguished with the State Prize.[1]
Soru died in Iași on 26 November 1988 at the age 87.[1]
