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Dr. Turner published on many different insect behaviours (in #bees, #cockroaches, #moths, #ants & more) but also studied vertebrates (such as his work on #bird & #lizard brains), all while teaching High School full time.
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Profile of Charles Henry Turner
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February 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Dr. Charles Henry Turner was from Ohio; he earned a BSc and MSc from the University of Cincinnati. He was the first African American to earn a PhD in #entomology, which was at the University of Chicago in 1907.

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This Pioneering Black Zoologist's Insights Were a Century Ahead of Their Time
Charles Henry Turner conducted trailblazing research on the cognitive traits of bees, spiders and more
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February 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Dr. Harris served in one of the first Black Marine Corps, the #Montfort Point Marines. His work on #Medfly used biological control & sterile males; Dr Harris developed an effective management system.

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ARS Hall of Fame Scientist Ernest James Harris Dies : USDA ARSResearch : USDA ARSLock
ARS Hall of Fame Scientist Ernest James Harris Dies
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February 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Dr. Ernest Harris earned his PhD in #entomology after already having a vibrant in a career researching the impact of Mediterranean #fruit #fly on crops.

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Dr. Harris’s TATB spot test allows for fast detection of 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene! #chemistry

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February 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Dr. Samuel Milton Nabrit earned a BSc from Morehouse College and a PhD from Brown Universiry studying #marine #biology! His thesis work focused on fins and regeneration in #fish.

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Nabrit, Samuel Milton
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February 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Dr. Willie Hobbs Moore was born in Atlantic City NJ, and went on to study protein spectroscopy and work on polymers. She was the African American woman to earn a PhD in physics!

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Willie Hobbs Moore (1934 -1994) •
Willie Hobbs Moore has the distinction of being the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in physics, granted to her from the University of Michigan in 1972. Moore was born in Atlantic City...
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February 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Dr. Brady wrote a series of pamphlets about #chemistry for #womeninSTEM, and taught/researched at Tuskegee University.

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Brady, St. Elmo (1884-1966) | Department of Chemistry | Illinois
In 1916, St. Elmo Brady became the first African American in the United States to obtain a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Illinois, where he conducted research in Noyes Laboratory.
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February 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Dr. St. Elmo Brady earned an MSc and PhD in #chemistry from the University of Illinois. He studied divalent oxygen atoms, and later went on to research #infrared #spectroscopy and organic acids.

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St. Elmo Brady
Brady was a leading science educator and the first African American to receive a doctorate in chemistry in the United States.
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February 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Dr. Edward Bouchet was from Connecticut, the first African American to earn a PhD in #Physics (in 1876!). His thesis focused on refraction (“On Measuring #Refractive Indices”).
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Biography of Edward A. Bouchet: The Graduate School - Northwestern University
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February 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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During WWII, Dr. Drew’s work on proper storage of blood led to development of a national blood bank in US (initially African Americans couldn’t give blood, then could only give plasma, and only to African American patients).
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Charles R. Drew | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
About Our Namesake Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) is named in honor of the brilliant African-American physician, famous for his pi ...
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February 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Dr. Charles Drew studied transfusions and blood storage, earning an Masters of Surgery and MD from McGill university in Montreal and a PhD from Columbia University .

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Charles Richard Drew
Discover the story of Charles Richard Drew, who developed a safe way to store, process and transport blood plasma, saving countless lives.
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February 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Dr. Gipson jr’s research was broad, from NASA images to coal fields to ocean sediments.

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Mack Gipson, Jr.
(1931-1995) Mack Gipson, Jr., was born to Artie (Mathis) Gipson and Mack Gipson, Sr. While his family worked as sharecroppers Gipson gained an interest in rocks, land formations, and geology.  He stud...
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February 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Dr. Mack Gipson Jr studied #geology and #soils.

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The Way We Were: He wasn't getting ahead in a cotton field so he reached for stars instead
Dr. Mack Gipson Jr. was one of the few men who could compare the soil of an Edgefield County cotton field to the red sands of Mars.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Dr. Lonnie N Standifer earned a PhD in #entomology and went on to study #bees, Hymenoptera! In particular, Dr. Standifer advanced our knowledge about chemicals that are toxic to bees, honeybee #toxicology.

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Lonnie Nathaniel Standifer
Eric H. Erickson; Lonnie Nathaniel Standifer, American Entomologist, Volume 42, Issue 3, 1 July 1996, Pages 183–184, https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/42.3.183a
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February 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Dr. Chapelle’s test was that if #ATP is present, with #luciferin and #luciferase…..voila! #bioluminescence! His ATP fluorescent assay can detect the presence of life.

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Black History Month Series 2020: Emmett Chappelle – Broader Impacts Group
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February 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Dr. Emmett Chapelle earned a PhD in #biochemistry. He pioneered the use of #luciferase and #luciferin (which in fireflies leads to flashing light signals) to detect life….

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Emmett Chappelle, biochemist in space laboratories
Emmett Chappelle is a scientist and researcher who made valuable contributions in several fields including medicine, biology, food science and astro-chemistry. Chappelle is the recipient of 14 U.S. pa...
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February 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Dr. Fisher studied the impact of UV on viruses. Dr. Fisher was also being a writer in the Harlem Renaissance, publishing several books and short stories. Fisher also composed music!
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Remembering Rudolph Fisher, Leading Figure of the Harlem Renaissance – The Key Reporter
Renowned in both the sciences and the literary world, Rudolph Fisher (ΦBK, Brown University) was the definition of a Renaissance Man.
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February 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Dr. Rudolf Fisher earned an MSc and then an MD, studying the use of energy like X-rays for medical treatment, #radiology.

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Rudolph Fisher ’19, physician and literary wit of the Harlem Renaissance
Rudolph Fisher, a Commencement orator for the Class of 1919, completed a dual major in biology and English. His career, as physician and writer, made him one of the pioneers in what is now radiology a...
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February 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Louis Purnell especially loved working with #Cephalopods and #Nautiloids. He later became the first African American #curator at the National Air and Space Museum

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Louis Purnell, Airman and Curator
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February 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Louis R. Purnell became well known as a #Tuskegee Airman during WWII, before earning his Bachelors and working at the Smithsonian as a Museum Specialist of #invertebrate #paleontology and #paleobotany #collections.

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Louis R. Purnell
A twentieth century Renaissance man, Louis R. Purnell lived a remarkable life. His career began in the skies above Italy and Germany, where he flew 88 combat missions as an original member of the Tusk...
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February 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Washington Carver developed a #crop rotation method that allowed enrichment of the soil between rounds of cotton planting.

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George Washington Carver | Tuskegee University
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February 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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George Washington Carver earned a PhD after being raised by parents who were enslaved. He studied #botany and best practices for #agriculture.
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NIHF Inductee George Washington Carver and Peanut Products
NIHF Inductee George Washington Carver developed methods for conserving nutrients in soil and discovered hundreds of new uses for crops, specifically peanut products.
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February 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Alice Ball turned chaulmoogra oil into its ethyl ester form which made it more easily applied. Her method became known as the Ball method. She died before her method became an injectable treatment for this disease.

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Alice Ball
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February 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Alice Ball was an African American chemist who earned her MSc in chemistry. She worked on a method to treat leprosy (Hansen’s disease). scientificwomen.net/women/ball-a...

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Alice BALL
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February 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM