Eugenia D. Soru

Eugenia D. Soru (17 May 1901 – 26 November 1988) was a Romanian biochemist. She graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Iași in 1922, and obtained a doctor in chemistry degree in 1924. She then completed her professional preparation in Strasbourg (1925) and in Frankfurt and London (1934). Soru worked in Bucharest as a head of laboratory (1944–1955), head of department, and head of the enzymology laboratory at the Cantacuzino Institute and as lecturer (1969) at the Faculty of Medicine. She was elected in 1955 as a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy. In 1954 Soru was distinguished with the State Prize.