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E mily C ooley lecture 2012
Author(s) -
Reid Marion E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1111/trf.12207
Subject(s) - honor , classics , medicine , history , computer science , internet privacy
E mily C ooley was a well‐respected medical technologist and morphologist with a remarkable skill set. She was highly regarded both professionally and personally. The “ E mily C ooley L ectureship and A ward” was established to honor her in particular and medical technologists in general. This article first reviews the history of the E mily C ooley award and provides some of the reasons why it carries her name. Then, using two blood group systems, DO and JR , it illustrates how many discoveries regarding blood groups were dependent on access to techniques.