Jean Purdy
English embryologist and fertility nurse (1945-1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean Marian Purdy (25 April 1945 – 16 March 1985)[1] was a British nurse and embryologist and a pioneer of fertility treatment. Purdy was responsible with Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe for developing in vitro fertilisation. Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born on 25 July 1978,[2][3] and Purdy was the first to see the embryonic cells dividing.[4] Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the development of in vitro fertilisation; however, because the Nobel Prize is not awarded posthumously, neither Purdy nor Steptoe were eligible for consideration.[5] Purdy was a co-founder of the Bourn Hall Clinic but her role there and in the development of IVF was ignored for 30 years.
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Born | Jean Marian Purdy 25 April 1945 Cambridge, England |
Died | 16 March 1985(1985-03-16) (aged 39) |
Known for | In vitro fertilisation |
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