Rosalyn Yalow

Medicine American 1921 – 2011 100 quotes

Developed radioimmunoassay, Nobel Prize winner, advanced hormone measurement techniques.

Quotes by Rosalyn Yalow

Women scientists must support each other.

Conference Speech 1980

Precision in measurement leads to precision in medicine.

Lecture Notes 1960

Joy comes from solving the unsolvable.

Personal Essay 2000

Berson's death was a profound loss, but our work endures.

Nobel Lecture 1977

Innovation thrives on bold hypotheses.

Lab Notebook Excerpt 1955

The Nobel was unexpected, but deserved through toil.

Press Conference 1977

Mentoring young minds is my greatest legacy.

Interview 1995

Antibodies are nature's own detectors.

Nobel Lecture 1977

Barriers for women? Climb over them.

Speech 1982

Research is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration - but that 1% counts.

Interview 1970

Life's purpose: advance knowledge for humanity.

Late Interview 2010

From physics to medicine, curiosity bridges fields.

Personal Letter 1945

Rejection letters? Fuel for the fire.

Correspondence 1940

RIA's simplicity belies its power.

Publication 1959

Share credit; science is collective.

Speech 1977

Aging gracefully means staying inquisitive.

Interview 2005

Hormone imbalances explain so much suffering.

Clinical Observation 1965

The lab was my home, experiments my family.

Memoir 1990

Doubt, test, refine - that's the scientific method.

Teaching Notes 1980

In the end, it's the impact that matters, not the awards.

Final Interview 2011