It’s our honor today to highlight Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb, a dedicated cancer biologist who dis

It’s our honor today to highlight Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb, a dedicated cancer biologist who discovered an effective treatment for some skin cancers, lung cancer, and childhood leukemia!

Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Dr. Plummer Cobb was raised from a family of STEM trailblazers, with her father being the first Black MD from Cornell University and her grandfather being a freed slave to becoming a Howard University graduate and pharmacist.

She carried on in her family’s #STEM tradition by pursuing science, graduating with a PhD in cell physiology from New York University (@nyuniversity) in 1950. She also greatly excelled at all that she did.

Plummer Cobb worked in a variety of institutions over her career and researched the effects of damaging agents (UV light, chemotherapy, etc.) and cell division. Her discovery of methotrexate as a chemotherapy agent is still being used today.

In addition to her outstanding research, Dr. Plummer Cobb also was a deep advocate for increasing women and people of color in STEM careers. creating programs to support Black communities as the VP of 21st Century Foundation.

Thank you for all that you’ve done Dr. Plummer Cobb - your legacy has lasting impacts in many arenas!

by @jayeperview

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackAndSTEM #CancerBiology #Melanoma #Methotrexate #BlackExcellence #BlackWomenRock #JewelPlummerCobb
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