Mary Edmonds

Mary Patricia Edmonds
BornMay 7, 1922
DiedApril 16, 2005(2005-04-16) (aged 82)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Scientific career
ThesisStudies on the biosynthesis of purines and pyrimidines in growing yeast (1951)

Mary P. Edmonds (May 7, 1922 – April 16, 2005) was an American biochemist who made key discoveries regarding the processing of messenger RNA (mRNA). She spent most of her career at the University of Pittsburgh.