Nadiya Dobrovolska-Zavadska

Nadiya Dobrovolska-Zavadska
Born
Kiev, Russian Empire now Ukraine
Known forDiscovery of Brachyury gene in mice
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics, Cancer research, Surgery

Nadine Dobrovolskaïa-Zavadskaïa (Ukrainian: Надія Олексіївна Добровольська-Завадська; 25 September [O.S. 13 September] 1878 in Kyiv, former Russian Empire – 31 October 1954 in Milan, Italy) was a Russian and French researcher, surgeon and geneticist. She was likely born in Kyiv, studied in Saint Petersburg and was the first woman to become professor of surgery in Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in 1918. Where she took part in Russian Civil War and fled to Egypt just to find second home in Paris. There she made a genetic and oncology research career discovering Brachyury gene in mice. Also she established RIII mouse strain which helped to discover MMTV retrovirus.

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