Clara W. Hall
Clara E. Walke Hall | |
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.jpg) Hall in 1975 | |
| Born | October 3, 1930 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 2014 (aged 83) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hunter College |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons National Institutes of Health |
Clara E. Walke Hall (October 3, 1930 – May 28, 2014) was an American research chemist at the National Institutes of Health from 1959 to 1999. Hall and geneticist Elizabeth F. Neufeld's research on genetic conditions affecting lysosomes led to Neufeld receiving the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award in 1982.
Education and career[edit]
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Clara E. Walke Hall was born October 3, 1930, in New York City.[1] She earned a B.S. in chemistry from Hunter College.[2]
Hall was a research scientist at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons before joining the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1959.[2] At NIH, she joined the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases which later became the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.[3][2]
Hall worked with Elizabeth F. Neufeld studying genetic conditions affecting lysosomes.[3] These disorders can cause skeletal abnormalities, intellectual disabilities, and a shortened lifespan. In 1982, the duo’s research earned Neufeld the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.[3] Hall, an African American scientist, did not receive the award, even though Neufeld did not want her colleague’s work to go unrecognized.[3] Hall retired in 1999.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Hall was a classically trained pianist and cellist.[3][2] In the early 1960s, she began tutoring inner-city elementary school students. Hall continued for ten years, then returned to tutoring after retiring from NIH.[2] Hall was a tennis fan and regularly attended the US Open.[2]
Hall had a daughter and son.[2]
Hall died May 28, 2014, in Washington, D.C.[2]
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Bibliography[edit]
- "Research Chemist Hall Mourned" (PDF). NIH Record. August 15, 2014. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Clara E. Hall Obituary". Dignity Memorial. 2014. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- Valera, Devon (2022-01-31). "Celebrating Black History at NIH". NIH Intramural Research Program. Retrieved 2022-04-24. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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- Columbia Medical School faculty
- Scientists from New York City
- 20th-century American women scientists
- 20th-century American chemists
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- African-American chemists
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