Jean Apgar
Jean Apgar | |
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Jean Apgar, from a 1970 publication of the United States federal government | |
| Born | Barbara Jean Francis March 4, 1936 Tyler, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Texas Woman's University Cornell University |
| Occupation | Biochemist |
Barbara Jean Francis Apgar (born March 4, 1936) is an American biochemist. She worked on important research on ribonucleic acids (RNA), and on zinc deficiency as a risk factor in reproduction. She won the Federal Woman's Award in 1970, and the Arthur S. Flemming Award in 1973.