Nadiya Dobrovolska-Zavadska
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Nadiya Dobrovolska-Zavadska | |
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| Nationality | Russian, now |
| Known for | Discovery of Brachyury gene in mice |
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| Fields | Genetics, Cancer research, Surgery |
Nadine Dobrovolskaïa-Zavadskaïa (Template:Lang-uk; 25 September [O.S. 13 September] 1878 in Kiev, Russian Empire – 31 October 1954 in Milan, Italy) was a Ukrainian, Russian and French researcher, surgeon and geneticist. She was born in Kiev, studied in Saint Petersburg and was the first woman to become professor of surgery in Russian Empire in 1918. Later she took part in Russian Civil War and fled to Egypt just to find second home in Paris. There she made a genetic and oncology research career discovering Brachyury gene in mice.[1] Also she established RIII mouse strain which helped to discover MMTV retrovirus.[2]
References
- ^ Korzh, Vladimir; Grunwald, David (2001). "Nadine Dobrovolskaïa-Zavadskaïa and the dawn of developmental genetics" (PDF). BioEssays. 23 (4): 365–371. doi:10.1002/bies.1052. ISSN 0265-9247.
- ^ Frederick Becker (17 April 2013). Cancer a Comprehensive Treatise 2: Etiology: Viral Carcinogenesis. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-4684-2733-2.(in English)
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