Mary Pickford
(1902-2002)
woman and physiologist
Died aged 100
Wikidata WikipediaLillian Mary Pickford FRS FRSE (14 August 1902 – 14 August 2002) was a pioneering British neuroendocrinologist. She was the first woman to be elected to the Pharmacological Society and the first woman appointed to a medical professorship at the University of Edinburgh.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Mary Pickford (1902-2002) FRS FRSA physiologist Professor of Physiology, University of Edinburgh from 1966-1972. The first woman appointed to a Professorship in the Medical School at the University of Edinburgh, Pickford made major contributions to the understanding of the regulation of hormone release from the pituitary gland.
Old Medical School Quad, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they worked