Mary Edmonds
Mary P. Edmonds was a biochemist who made key discoveries regarding the processing of mRNA. She spent most of her career at the University of Pittsburgh.
Edmonds was born May 7, 1922 in Racine, Wisconsin. She received a Bachelor's degree from Milwaukee-Downer College in 1943, a master's degree from Wellesley College in 1945, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951. She joined the faculty at University of Pittsburgh in 1971. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1991 and was known for her research in mRNA processing.
Edmonds took emeritus status in 1992, and died of a heart attack on April 16, 2005.
