Background
Isabella Helen Lugoski was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, on December 2, 1921, the daughter of immigrants from Poland, she attended the local public schools.
chemist scientist university professor
Isabella Helen Lugoski was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America, on December 2, 1921, the daughter of immigrants from Poland, she attended the local public schools.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1941, Master of Science in Chemistry, 1942, Doctor of Philosophy, 1944. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Michigan, 1976, Wayne State University, 1979, U. Maryland., 1986, Athens (Greece) University, 1997. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Georgetown University, 1984.
Association chemist University of Chicago, 1944.
Instructor chemistry University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1944-1946. Physicist Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1946.
Paul Ehrlich lecturer National Institutes of Health, 1991. Member Executive Committee American Peptide Symposium, 1975-1981, advisory board Chemical and Engineering News, 1986-1989.
While at school, a female chemistry teacher led her to her pursuit of the field as a career. Karle worked on the Manhattan Project during World World War II, where she developed techniques to extract plutonium chloride from a mixture containing plutonium oxide. She joined the United States Naval Research Laboratory after the end of the war.
This technique has played a major role in the development of new pharmaceutical products and other synthesized materials.
Member editorial board Biopolymers Journal, 1975, International Journal Peptide Research, 1981. Fellow American Academy Arts Sciences, American Institute Chemists. (Chemical Pioneer award 1984).
Member National Academy of Sciences (Chemical Sciences award, 1995), American Crystallographic Association (president 1976), Am.Chem.
Society (Garvan award 1976, Hillebrand award 1970, Ralph Hirschmann award in Peptide chemistry 1998), American Physical Society, American Philosophical Society, Biophysics Society.
Married Jerome Karle, June 4, 1942. Children: Louise Hanson, Jean Marianne, Madeleine Tawney.
