Early Life
Education
Accomplishments
Her discovery: Nystatin
Potpourri
100

This city, the home of the Naismith National Basketball Hall of Fame, is the birthplace of RFB


What is Springfield, Massachusetts? 

100

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?

100

RFB discovered this antibiotic, known for the treatment of fungal infections

What is nystatin?

100

Nystatin has this molecular formula

What is C47H75NO17?

100

This is RFB’s zodiac sign, which she shares with Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj 

What is Sagittarius?

200

This birthdate, who she shares with Miley Cyrus , is the birthdate of Rachel Fuller Brown

When is November 23rd?

200

RFB initially chose to major in this before becoming a chemistry student

What is history?

200

Upon her retirement, RFB received this award from the New Yoak Department of Health?

What is the Distinguished Service Award?

200

The common name of nystatin was originally called this when it became available in 1954 

What is Mycostatin?

200

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?

300

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?

300

RFB attended the University of Chicago for education in this subject of chemistry

What is organic chemistry?

300

In 1975, RFB and Elizabeth Lee Hazen became the first women to receive this award 

What is the Chemical Pioneer Award?

300

RFB named nystatin after this department , where she worked as an assistant chemist

What is the New York State Division of Laboratories and Research?

300

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?

400

Before moving back to Springfield, RFB’s family lived in this state, whose capitol is Jefferson City. 

What is Missouri? 

400

This woman financially aided RFB in attending Mount Holyoke College

Who is Henrietta F. Dexter?

400

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?

400

Mycostatin tablets first became available in 1954 with patients of this condition, commonly known as thrush. 

What is candidiasis?

400

Instead of keeping the royalties made from nystatin in her lifetime, RFB dedicated it to this

What is scientific research?

500

Before being interested in science, RFB was fascinated with these in her early years of school

What are insects?

500

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?

500

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?

500

Nystatin is derived from this bacterium

What is Streptomyces nourse?

500

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?