Vera Peters
Mildred Vera Peters | |
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Born | Rexdale, Ontario, Canada | April 28, 1911
Died | October 1, 1993 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 82)
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Toronto |
Spouse | Ken Lobb |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital |
Mildred Vera Peters,
Peters received her medical degree from the
Peters' original research was met with skepticism by the medical establishment in the 1950s and she remarked in an interview that it took over 10 years for her findings to be accepted.[5]
In recognition of her medical work, Peters was awarded two honorary doctorates (from York University in 1975 and Queen's University in 1983) and in 1979 received both a gold medal from the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and a Medaille Antoine Beclere.[5] In 1988 she was named a Woman of Distinction by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.[5] She was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1975, raised to Officer in 1977, and was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2010.[4][7][8]
References
- ^ "science.ca Profile : Vera Peters". GCS Research Society. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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- PMID 5458090.
- ^ a b "Dr. M. Vera Peters". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Inductees. 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
- ^ ProQuest 436927858.
- ProQuest 436622739.
- ^ University Secretariat. "Honorary Degree Recipients". York University. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ProQuest 243914149.
External links
- Vera Peters archival papers held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services