Florence Barbara Seibert
American biochemist (1897-1991) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 93
Florence Barbara Seibert was an American biochemist. She is best known for identifying the active agent in the antigen tuberculin as a protein, and subsequently for isolating a pure form of tuberculin, purified protein derivative (PPD), enabling the development and use of a reliable TB test.
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1991Died23 August 19911990National Women's Hall of FameAward1986Florida Women's Hall of FameAward1947John Scott AwardAward1942Garvan-Olin MedalAward1937Guggenheim FellowshipAward1925Howard Taylor Ricketts PrizeAward1897Born6 October 1897
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Seibert has been inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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Academics
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Lived 1897 to 1991 · aged 93
