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Mary Pickford blue plaque

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Mary Pickford blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Mary Pickford (1902-2002) FRS FRSA physiologist Professor of Physiology, University of Edinburgh from 1966-1972. The first woman appointed to a Professorship in the Medical School at the University of Edinburgh, Pickford made major contributions to the understanding of the regulation of hormone release from the pituitary gland. Recorded plaque organisation: The Physiological Society.

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