Janet Rowley

Janet Rowley
Janet Rowley
	Rowley at the White House in August 2009
Born	Janet Davison; April 5, 1925; New York City, New York
Died	December 17, 2013 (aged 88); Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Known for	Identification chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers
Awards	William Allan Award (1991); National Medal of Science (1998); Gruber Prize in Genetics (2009); Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009); Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (2010); Japan Prize (2012); Albany Medical Center Prize (2013); Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1998);
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Chicago

Janet Davison Rowley (April 5, 1925 – December 17, 2013) was an American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers, thus proving that cancer is a genetic disease. Rowley spent the majority of her life working in Chicago and received many awards and honors throughout her life, recognizing her achievements and contributions in the area of genetics.

Janet Rowley
Rowley at the White House in August 2009
Born	Janet Davison (1925-04-05)April 5, 1925 New York City, New York
Died	December 17, 2013(2013-12-17) (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater	University of Chicago
Known for	Identification chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers
Awards	William Allan Award (1991) National Medal of Science (1998) Gruber Prize in Genetics (2009) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (2010) Japan Prize (2012) Albany Medical Center Prize (2013) Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1998)
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Chicago