Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Carl & Gerty Cori
Born December 5, 1896 and August 15, 1896
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Carl & Gerty Cori Marker
Inscription.
Carl and Gerty Cori. Born December 5, 1896 and August 15, 1896. Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Theresa Radnitz earned medical degrees from the German University of Prague in 1920 and married later that year. After that they joined the Washington University School of Medicine in 1931, their discovery of the mechanism for blood glucose regulation earned them the Nobel Prize in 1947. Gerty Cori was the first American woman to be so honored. In addition, six eventual Nobel Laureates received training in their laboratory. Carl Cori said of their remarkable collaboration: "Our efforts have been largely complementary, and one without the other would not have gone so far..."
Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Theresa Radnitz earned medical degrees from the German University of Prague in 1920 and married later that year. After that they joined the Washington University School of Medicine in 1931, their discovery of the mechanism for blood glucose regulation earned them the Nobel Prize in 1947. Gerty Cori was the first American woman to be so honored. In addition, six eventual Nobel Laureates received training in their laboratory. Carl Cori said of their remarkable collaboration: "Our efforts have been largely complementary, and one without the other would not have gone so far..."
Location. 38° 39.365′ N, 90° 18.326′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. Marker is on Delmar Boulevard west of Melville Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6605 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Peter Raven (here, next to this marker); Chuck Berry
Photo courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society, 1948
2. Carl F. Cori, M.D. Professor Of Biochemistry, And Gerty T. Cori, M.D., Professor Of Biochemisty
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 13, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on October 17, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
