Lina Stern

Chemist, Academic

1878 – 1968

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Who was Lina Stern?

Lina Solomonovna Stern was a notable Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist whose medical discoveries saved thousands of lives at the fronts of World War II. She is best known for her pioneering work on blood–brain barrier, which she described as hemato-encephalic barrier in 1921.

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Born
Aug 26, 1878
Liepāja
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • Soviet Union
Profession
Education
  • University of Geneva
Lived in
  • Liepāja
Died
Mar 7, 1968
Moscow

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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