Miriam Elizabeth Simpson
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Miriam Elizabeth Simpson | |
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| Born | May 26, 1894 |
| Died | October 2, 1991 (aged 97) |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley; Johns Hopkins University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anatomy, medicine, chemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic advisors | Herbert McLean Evans |
Miriam Elizabeth Simpson (May 26, 1894 – October 2, 1991) was an American scientist who in 1921 earned the first Ph.D. in anatomy conferred from the University of California.[1] Two years later, she was awarded Doctor of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University (1923).[2]
Miriam E. Simpson studied as an undergraduate, and then graduate student, at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned an A.B. in chemistry in 1915 and M.A. in chemistry in 1916.[3]
Simpson received her Ph.D. in anatomy from the University of California in 1921. Her second Ph.D. in medicine was awarded by Johns Hopkins University in 1923.[2] During her time at Johns Hopkins and Berkeley, she worked closely with Herbert McLean Evans conducting research in pituitary glands and hormone injections.[4]
