Bernardo Alberto Houssay, MD
Bernardo Alberto Houssay (April 10, 1887 – September 21, 1971). Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dr. Houssay was a physiologist who would go on to be the first Latin American Nobel Laureate for his work on understanding the pituitary gland and its connection to regulating glucose. As one of eight children of French immigrants, Bernardo […]
Sara Borrell Ruiz, PhD
Dr. Sara Borrell Ruiz (1917 – 1999). Born 1917 in Madrid, Spain, Dr. Sara Borrell Ruiz made significant contributions to the field of oncology, endocrinology, and biochemistry by establishing the connection between hormones and tumor growth. After being denied acceptance in the University of Madrid for Agricultural Engineering, like her brother, she was encouraged to […]