Nancy L. R. Bucher

Nancy Leslie Rutherford Bucher[1] (May 4, 1913 – February 16, 2017) was an American physician who was a pioneering scholar in the fields of liver cell regeneration and hepatocyte cultures.[2][3][4] Bucher attended Bryn Mawr School and Bryn Mawr College, and was one of the first women to receive an MD degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.[5]

Bucher was born in Baltimore, the daughter of Lula Etta Langrell and John Howard Bucher. She died in Boston at 104.

References
  1. "Roll of Honor". The College News. Bryn Mawr College. 21 (25): 2. June 5, 1935.
  2. "In Memoriam: Nancy L.R. Bucher, 104, pioneer of growth control and catalytic member of ASCB". ASCB. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  3. "Nancy L. R. Bucher '31, Medicine". The Bryn Mawr School. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  4. "Nancy L. R. Bucher, M.D. » Pathology & Laboratory Medicine". Boston University School of Medicine. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  5. "Harvard Woman Doctor Makes Find in Cancer Fight". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. April 21, 1953. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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