Ida Owens, a remakable biochemist!


Ida S. Owens
Date: 
Thu, 1929-09-26

On this date in 1929, Ida Stephens Owens was born. She is an African-American biochemist.

She was born in Newark, and received a Ph.D. in Biology-Physiology from Duke University in 1967. At the National Institutes of Health (NIH), biochemist Dr. Owens conducted studies in the genetics of detoxification enzymes. This research was aimed at shedding light on how the human body defends itself against poison.

Owens is currently with the Section of Genetic Disorders of Drug Metabolism, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD.

Reference:
Ebony Magazine
Johnson Publishing
820 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago IL 60605
Feb, 1997 by Hans J. Massaquoi

Person / name: 

Owens, Ida