Happy Friday POU Family! Continuing the theme of this week's threads highlighting African-American Centenarians. James Whittico Jr. (November 18, 1915 – August 21, 2018) was an American physician from St. Louis, Missouri. He was the first African American named a full clinical professor at any medical school in St. Louis and was the fourth African American in St. Louis to … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Centenarians
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Friday Open Thread: Black Geniuses That Inspire
Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899 – April 19, 1975) was an African American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. He was the first to synthesize the natural product physostigmine, and a pioneer in the industrial large-scale chemical synthesis of the human hormones progesterone and testosterone from plant sterols such … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Geniuses That Inspire
Tuesday Open Thread: Black Medical Pioneers
Born in 1930 in New York City, Dr. Lonnie Robert Bristow was a devoted medical practitioner profoundly concerned with human dignity, patient care, affordable health care for all Americans, and diversity in the nation's medical academies. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Medical Pioneers
Thursday Open Thread: Black Women Game Changers in the STEM Fields
Dr. Karen Aletha Maybank (Born April 24, 1974 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American physician, with family roots in Antigua. She is board certified in both pediatrics and preventive medicine/public health. Currently, Dr. Maybank is an Assistant Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Women Game Changers in the STEM Fields
Friday Open Thread: Outstanding Black Doctors
Dr. Velma Scantlebury is the nation’s first African-American female transplant surgeon. She has performed over 800 live organ transplants. The mother of two currently serves as the Associate Director of the Kidney Transplant Program in Delaware at Christiana Care Health System. She holds extensive research credit in the outcomes of organ donations and transplants in … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Outstanding Black Doctors