Mary Ellen Jones (chemist)

Who is this?

Mary Ellen Jones (December 25, 1922 – August 23, 1996) was an American biochemist. She was notable for discovery of carbamoyl phosphate, a chemical substance that is key to the biosynthesis of arginine and urea, and for the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides. Jones became the first woman to hold a chair at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the first woman to become a department chair at the medical school. She was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She was also president of the Association of Medical School Departments of Biochemistry, president of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and president of the American Association of University Professors. The New York Times called her a "crucial researcher on DNA" and said that her studies laid the foundation for basic cancer research. She died of cancer on August 23, 1996.

Career

1. 1922
   Born
2. 1982
   Won Wilbur Cross Medal
3. 1984
   Member of National Academy of Sciences
4. 1991
   Won North Carolina Award for Science
5. 1996
   Passed away
6. Member of American Philosophical Society
7. Member of National Academy of Medicine

Trivia

• •Place of birth: La Grange Park
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: biochemist