Gerty Cori

1895, Berlin, Germany

1910, Prague, Czech Republic

1896, Prague, Czech Republic

1896, Vienna, Austria

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Garvan-Olin Medal

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Pulitzer Prize

Glucose

Glycogen

Lactate

Pyruvate

The process of converting light and carbon dioxide to organic molecules such as glucose

The process of breaking down enzymes to obtain nucleic acids and reform DNA

The process of converting glycogen to glucose to be used as fuel for muscles

The process of breaking down glucose to produce ATP.

She was denied jobs because she was a Catholic.

She was paid a lower salary than her husband (even though they had similar qualifications) because she was a woman.

She was not given high positions at the workplace as she was an immigrant and therefore was not fully trusted by her colleagues.

She was harassed at the workplace because she could not speak English properly.

Glycogen

Glucose

Lactic acid

Lactate

She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in science.

She was the first Catholic to win the Nobel Prize.

She was the first Czech-American to win the Nobel Prize.

She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.