Ruth Shoer Rappaport (née Shoer; April 22, 1937 – April 28, 2020) was an American scientist and vaccine researcher.

Early life and education

Ruth Shoer was born on April 22, 1937, to Jennie (Pearl) Shoer and Irving Shoer. She grew up in Peabody, Massachusetts.[1]

She graduated from Peabody High School. Along with her twin sister, Shoer graduated from Vassar College in 1959. She continued her studies at Yale University and earned her Ph.D. in 1967.[2]

Career

Ruth Shoer Rappaport was the first woman hired as a scientist at Wyeth Laboratories. She worked at Wyeth for four decades and rose to become the senior director of clinical immunology and virology at the company.[3] Her research contributed to the development of vaccines for several diseases such as influenza, HIV, human rotavirus, adenovirus, E. coli, and cholera. Throughout her career, Shoer Rappaport authored dozens of scientific papers.[4]

Personal life

Shoer Rappaport had two sisters, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, her identical twin, and Linda Faith Schoer.[5] Shoer Rappaport was Jewish.[3]

Death

Ruth Shoer Rappaport died on April 28, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was 83 years old. She is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Peabody.[6]

Shoer Rappaport bequeathed $1 million to her alma mater Peabody Veterans Memorial High School.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "RUTH RAPPAPORT Obituary (2020) - Boston Globe". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. ↑ Share; Tweet; Share (2020-10-28). "Rappaport remembers her Peabody roots with near-million dollar bequest". Itemlive. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ruth Shoer Rappaport leaves $1 million to her alma mater, Peabody High". Jewish Journal. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ↑ Cook, Bonnie L. (5 May 2020). "Ruth Shoer Rappaport, leading Wyeth scientist who researched vaccines, dies at 83". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Goldman-Rakic, Patricia Shoer | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  6. ↑ "Remembering the life of Ruth Rappaport 1937 - 2020". obituaries.salemnews.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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