Sabin, Florence Rena, << SAY bihn, FLAWR ehns REE nuh >> (1871-1953), an American scientist, did important research in human embryology. Sabin showed that blood cells and the lymphatic system develop from buds on the veins of an embryo.
Sabin was born in Central City, Colorado, on Nov. 9, 1871. She graduated from Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1900 and taught there until 1925. That year, she became the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. From 1925 to 1938, she worked at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller University). After retirement, Sabin worked for public health reform in Colorado. She died in Denver on Oct. 3, 1953. Her statue represents Colorado in the United States Capitol’s National Statuary Hall Collection.
