Selna Kaplan
Selna Lucille Kaplan (April 8, 1927 – July 21, 2010) was an American
Early life
Kaplan was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on April 8, 1927.[1][2] Her parents were first cousins from Lithuania who migrated to the United States as teenagers; she had one younger sister who died from erysipelas when Selna was four years old. She attended Midwood High School, where she excelled in biology. She continued to study biology at Brooklyn College,[2] graduating in 1948.[1] She did not favor her chances of being admitted to medical school because she was female, Jewish, and from a city college, and so she applied to graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis to study anatomy. She completed a Master's degree and finished her PhD, with a thesis on vitamin E abnormalities in pregnant rats,[2] in 1953.[1] She then transferred to the Washington University School of Medicine, and received an MD in 1955.[3]
Career
After graduating from medical school, Kaplan returned to New York City, where she completed an internship at
During her career at UCSF, Kaplan authored more than 200 publications.
Death
Kaplan died in San Francisco on July 21, 2010, after a long period of Alzheimer's disease.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Perlman, David (July 29, 2010). "Dr. Selna Kaplan dies – pioneer UCSF researcher". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Friedman, Adolph (2009). "Selna L. Kaplan, MD, PhD, an oral history conducted on January 10, 2000" (PDF). Endocrine Society. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "UCSF pediatrician and endocrinologist Selna Kaplan dies at 83". University of California, San Francisco. July 22, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2017.