Rebecca lancefield biography
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Rebecca Lancefield
American microbiologist (1895–1981)
Rebecca Craighill Lancefield (January 5, 1895 – March 3, 1981)[1] was a prominent Americanmicrobiologist.
She joined the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller University) in New York in 1918, and was associated with that institute throughout her long and outstanding career. Her bibliography comprises more than 50 publications published over 60 years.
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Lancefield is best known for her serological classification of β-hemolyticstreptococcal bacteria,[2]Lancefield grouping, which is based on the carbohydrate composition of bacterialantigens found on their cell walls.[3] She is also responsible for the serological typing of Group A Streptococci.
Early life and education
Lancefield was born at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York. Her father was an officer in the US Army Engineer Corps.[1] She attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts.
After graduating in 1