Florence Rena Sabin, MD — research (immunology)
Courtesy Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College
Dr. Florence Rena Sabin (1871–1953) was one of the first women physicians to build a career as a research scientist. She was the first woman on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, building an impressive reputation for her work in embryology and histology (the study of tissues). She also overturned the traditional explanation of the development of the lymphatic system by proving that it developed from the veins in the embryo and grew out into tissues, and not the other way around.
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