Mildred Rebstock
American chemist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1919 to 2011 · aged 91
Mildred Catherine Rebstock was an American pharmaceutical chemist. She and her team were the first to fully synthesize chloromycetin, also known as chloramphenicol. This was the first instance of an antibiotic being fully synthesized.
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![Mildred Rebstock and Eugene H. Payne. Payne had run the first clinical trials with chloromycetin.[12]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Left_to_right_Eugene_H._Payne_and_Mildred_Catherine_Rebstock_%281919-2011%29.jpg/1280px-Left_to_right_Eugene_H._Payne_and_Mildred_Catherine_Rebstock_%281919-2011%29.jpg)
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The World Health Organization classifies it as critically important for human medicine.
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2011 · aged 91
