Rachel Harris Larson
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Rachel Harris Larson (née Harris) was an American chemist and dental researcher who studied the interrelationships of genetics, nutrition, and bacteriology in dental caries. She was the first female scientist at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research where she worked from 1942 until her retirement in 1977.
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Born | Rachel Harris |
Alma mater | Appalachian State Teacher's College Georgetown University |
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Fields | Chemistry, dental research |
Institutions | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
Thesis | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as a caries potentiating agent in the rat (1958) |
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