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Rose Epstein Frisch | |
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 Frisch in the early 1980's | |
| Born | Rose Epstein July 7, 1918 |
| Died | January 30, 2015 (aged 96) Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Smith College, Columbia University, University of Wisconsin |
| Alma mater | Smith College - BA, 1939 |
| Known for | discovery of leptin; work in infertility, specifically her discovery that low body fat was a contributing factor to infertility |
| Spouse | David H. Frisch[3] |
| Children | 2[4] |
| Relatives | Lee Eastman (brother) Linda McCartney (niece) |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship – 1975–1976[1] Sigma Xi national lecturer – 1988–1990[2]
Fellow of the Bunting Institute – 1993–1994[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Women's health, women's biology, leptin, obesity, fat, infertility, public health, population health, biology |
| Institutions | Manhattan Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM; Harvard School of Public Health |
| Website | www |
Rose Epstein Frisch (born Rose Epstein; July 7, 1918 – January 30, 2015) was a pioneering American scientist in fertility and human development whose work was instrumental in the discovery of leptin.[5][6][7] She researched infertility and discovered that low body fat is a contributing factor to infertility.[8]
- ^ "1975 Fellows". Guggenheim Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Rose E. Frisch". Harvard University. 2015.
- ^ Weisskopf, Victor; Low, Francis; Osborne, Louis (July 1992). "Obituary: David H. Frisch". Physics Today. 45 (7): 80–81. Bibcode:1992PhT....45g..80W. doi:10.1063/1.2809748.
- ^ "C.V. — Henry Jonathan Frisch" (PDF). University of Chicago. January 22, 2017.
- ^ Female Fertility and the Body Fat Connection, book for the non-scientist describing her detective work leading to the discovery of leptin
- ^ "In memoriam: Rose Epstein Frisch, expert in women's fertility". Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. February 13, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Weinstock, Maia. "Gone in 2015: Commemorating 10 Outstanding Women in Science". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Belluck, Pam (February 11, 2015). "Rose E. Frisch, Scientist Who Linked Body Fat to Fertility, Dies at 96". New York Times.
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