Gerty Cori
Timeline: August 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957 Place of study: University College, London, United Kingdom Karl-Ferdinands-Universität, Prague State Institute for the Study of Malignant Diseases, New York. Famous for: Investigating carbohydrate metabolism. Discovery of the mechanism by which glycogen is broken down in muscle tissue into lactic acid and then resynthesized in the […]