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Lina Stern
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Lina Solomonovna Stern or Shtern (Russian: Лина Соломоновна Штерн; 26 August 1878 – 7 March 1968) was a Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist whose medical discoveries saved thousands of lives at the fronts of World War II. She is best known for her pioneering work on the blood–brain barrier, which she described as hemato-encephalic barrier in 1921.[1]
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Born | (1878-08-26)26 August 1878 |
Died | 7 March 1968(1968-03-07) (aged 89) |
Alma mater | University of Geneva |
Known for | The first female professor at the University of Geneva, the first female member of the USSR Academy of Sciences |
Awards | Stalin Prize (1943) |
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Fields | blood–brain barrier, biochemistry, neuroscience |
Institutions | Moscow 2nd Medical Institute, Institute of Physiology, Biophysics Institute |
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