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Mary Ellen Jones (December 25, 1922 — August 23, 1996) was an American biochemist.〔(New York Times:Mary Ellen Jones, 73, Crucial Researcher on DNA, By HENRY FOUNTAIN, September 7, 1996 )〕 She was notable for discovery of carbamoyl phosphate, a chemical substance that is key to the biosynthesis of arginine and urea.〔 Jones was the first woman to hold a chair at the University of North Carolina, 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.〔 Ironically, she herself died of cancer, on August 23, 1996.〔 == Early life == Mary Ellen Jones was born in La Grange Park, Illinois, on December 12, 1922.〔 Her parents were Elmer and Laura Klein Jones.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Ellen Jones (chemist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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