Jane C. Wright
Surgeon and oncologist
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Jane Cooke Wright was a pioneering cancer researcher and surgeon noted for her contributions to chemotherapy. In particular, Wright is credited with developing the technique of using human tissue culture rather than laboratory mice to test the... Wikipedia
Born: November 20, 1919, Manhattan, New York, NY
Died: February 19, 2013 (age 93 years), Guttenberg, NJ
Parents: Louis T. Wright and Corinne Cooke
Spouse: David D. Jones (m. 1947–1976)
Education: New York Medical College (1945) and Smith College (1942)
Known for: Development of chemotherapies; Co-founder of the American Society of Clinical Oncology