Early Life
This city, the home of the Naismith National Basketball Hall of Fame, is the birthplace of RFB
What is Springfield, Massachusetts?
After nearly earning her doctorate at the University of Chicago, RFB took a job as an assistant chemist at this division of the New York State Department of Health
What is the Division of Laboratories and Research?
RFB discovered this antibiotic, known for the treatment of fungal infections
What is nystatin?
Nystatin has this molecular formula
What is C47H75NO17?
This is RFB’s zodiac sign, which she shares with Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj
What is Sagittarius?
This birthdate, who she shares with Miley Cyrus , is the birthdate of Rachel Fuller Brown
When is November 23rd?
RFB initially chose to major in this before becoming a chemistry student
What is history?
Upon her retirement, RFB received this award from the New Yoak Department of Health?
What is the Distinguished Service Award?
The common name of nystatin was originally called this when it became available in 1954
What is Mycostatin?
By this date, her death date, RFB had fully paid back Henrietta Dexter, the woman who made it possible for RFB to attend college
What is January 14th, 1980?
Because of the departure of this man, her father, RFB moved back to Springfield where she went on to go to college
Who is George Hamilton Brown?
RFB attended the University of Chicago for education in this subject of chemistry
What is organic chemistry?
In 1975, RFB and Elizabeth Lee Hazen became the first women to receive this award
What is the Chemical Pioneer Award?
RFB named nystatin after this department , where she worked as an assistant chemist
What is the New York State Division of Laboratories and Research?
In her road to discovering nystatin, RFB also helped with a vaccine for this lung condition, characterized by difficulty breathing, fever, and abnormal phlegm
What is pneumonia?
Before moving back to Springfield, RFB’s family lived in this state, whose capitol is Jefferson City.
What is Missouri?
This woman financially aided RFB in attending Mount Holyoke College
Who is Henrietta F. Dexter?
In 1955, RFB and her associate Elizabeth Lee Haven were awarded this award in chemotherapy for their discoveries of phalamycin and capacidin
What is the Squibb Award?
Mycostatin tablets first became available in 1954 with patients of this condition, commonly known as thrush.
What is candidiasis?
Instead of keeping the royalties made from nystatin in her lifetime, RFB dedicated it to this
What is scientific research?
Before being interested in science, RFB was fascinated with these in her early years of school
What are insects?
Due to scheduling problems and lack of savings, RFB was forced to put a hold on achieving this from the University of Chicago
What is a Ph.D?
In 1994, RFB was inducted into this hall of fame. Other inductees of 1994 include Heinrich Rohrer and Robert N. Hall
What is the National Inventors Hall of Fame?
Nystatin is derived from this bacterium
What is Streptomyces nourse?
In her retirement, RFB became the first female administrative member of this church, who she had been a member of her whole life
What is St. Peter’s Episcopal Church?