Mary Amdur

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Mary Amdur

Medical

#552

World Rank

#747

Historical Rank

#211

USA Rank

Toxicology

#22

World Rank

#24

Historical Rank

#3

USA Rank

Public Health

#143

World Rank

#150

Historical Rank

#45

USA Rank

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Mary Amdur's Degrees

• PhD Toxicology Johns Hopkins University
• Masters Public Health Johns Hopkins University

Why Is Mary Amdur Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Mary Ochsenhirt Amdur was an American toxicologist and public health researcher who worked primarily on pollution. She was charged with studying the effects of the 1948 Donora smog, specifically looking into the effects of inhaling sulfuric acid by experimenting on guinea pigs. Her findings on the respiratory effects related to sulfuric acid led to her being threatened, her funding being pulled, and her losing her job at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1953. Undeterred, she carried on her research in a different role at Harvard, and subsequently at MIT and New York University. Despite the early controversy related to her work, it was used in the creation of standards in air pollution, and towards the end of her life she received numerous awards and accolades.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Mary Amdur?

Mary Amdur is affiliated with the following schools:

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Cornell University
• Johns Hopkins University
• University of Pittsburgh
• New York University
• Harvard University