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I think it is difficult to choose only one scientist who inspires people, since many scientists who have made great discoveries and contributions to science, so I decided to talk about a scientist who is not as well known to the public in general: Gertrude Belle Elion.

She is an American biochemist and pharmacologist, Gertrude was born on January 23, 1918 in New York, she studied at the Hunter College and graduated from the University of New York in 1941. She was dedicated to researching different fields such as microbiology, enzymology, immunology and pharmacology. Elion performed important research that contributed to the treatment of diseases such as leukemia, gout or malaria, for this reason in 1988 he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his "discoveries of the key principles on the development and treatment of medicines."

I chose Gertrude as an inspiring scientist, because in spite of all the economic and labor difficulties she experienced, she managed to study and devote herself to what she was passionate about. Besides that I think that her work should be more recognized by the rest of the people, since it was fundamental to make possible organ transplants and the creation of treatments at present.