Joyce Jacobson Kaufman | |
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 Kaufman in 1964 | |
| Born | June 21, 1929 |
| Died | August 26, 2016 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Known for | Biomedical coding, pharmacology, drug design, quantum chemistry |
| Awards | 1973 American Chemical Society’s Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal |
Joyce Jacobson Kaufman (June 21, 1929 - August 26, 2016) was an American chemist known for advancing the science of quantum chemistry and for clinical research on anaesthetics. [1] [2] [3] [4] Born to an immigrant family in the Bronx and educated at Johns Hopkins University, she worked at the Sorbonne and Martin Marietta before returning to Johns Hopkins. [5] At Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with residences and interns, Kaufman studied the effect of drugs such as narcotics on the central nervous system. [6]
She was elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists in 1965, and of the American Physical Society in 1966. [1] Her other accolades include the 1973 Garvan Medical Award of the American Chemical Society and the Legion of Honour in 1969. [7]