Beatrice Mintz
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| Born |
January 24, 1921 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Embryology, Developmental biology |
| Institutions |
University of Chicago Fox Chase Cancer Center |
| Alma mater | Hunter College and University of Iowa |
| Doctoral advisor | Emil Witschi |
| Known for | Mammalian transgenesis |
| Influenced | Rudolf Jaenisch |
| Notable awards |
Genetics 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 |
Beatrice Mintz (born January 24, 1921 in New York City) is an American embryologist who has contributed to the understanding of genetic modification, cellular differentiation and cancer, particularly melanoma.
Mintz was a pioneer of genetic engineering techniques, and was among the first scientists to generate both chimeric and transgenic mammals. 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 is a member of both the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
Beatrice Mintz was born to Samuel and Janie Stein Mintz, a Jewish family. She graduated magna cum laude from Hunter College in 1941 and then took graduate studies at New York University for a year. She transferred to the University of Iowa where she received a Master's degree in 1944 and a Ph.D in 1946, studying amphibians under Emil Witschi.
After graduation, Mintz accepted a Professorship in Biological Science at the University of Chicago (1946–60; interrupted by studies abroad: Mintz was awarded a Fulbright research fellowship at the universities of Paris and Strasbourg in 1951). In 1960 she moved to the Institute for Cancer Research of the Lankenau Hospital Research Institute, which became the Fox Chase Cancer Center in 1974, where she remains on faculty. In the mid 1950s, Mintz switched her research focus from amphibians to mammals and became a pioneer in mammalian transgenesis. In 1965 she became a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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