# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/janet-rowley
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:40:23.691Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/janet-rowley"
name: "Janet Rowley"
slug: "janet-rowley"
description: "Janet Davison Rowley was an American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers, thus proving that cancer is a genetic disease. Rowley spent the majority of her life working in Chicago and received many awards and honors throughout her life, recognizing her achievements and contributions in the area of genetics."
tagline: "American human geneticist (1925–2013)"
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gender: "female"
country:
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birthDate: "1925-04-05"
deathDate: "2013-12-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump