Mary Ellen Jones (chemist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMary Ellen Jones (chemist)
American biochemist
Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1922
Place of Birth: La Grange Park, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 23-Aug-1996
Profession: biochemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Mary Ellen Jones (chemist)
- Mary Ellen Jones (December 25, 1922 – August 23, 1996) was an American biochemist.
- She was notable for discovery of carbamoyl phosphate, a chemical substance that is key to the biosynthesis of arginine and urea, and for the biosynthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides. Jones became the first woman to hold a chair at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the first woman to become a department chair at the medical school. She was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She was also president of the Association of Medical School Departments of Biochemistry, president of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and president of the American Association of University Professors. The New York Times called her a "crucial researcher on DNA" and said that her studies laid the foundation for basic cancer research.
- She died of cancer on August 23, 1996.
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