Ruth Sanger
Ruth Sanger | |
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Ruth Sanger c. 1950 | |
| Born | Ruth Ann Sanger 6 June 1918 Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 4 June 2001 (aged 82) Putney, London, England |
| Education | Sydney University University of London |
| Known for | Haematology, serology |
| Spouse | Robert Russell Race (1956-1984) |
| Relatives | Fred Sanger (first cousin) |
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Ruth Ann Sanger FRS (6 June 1918 – 4 June 2001) was an Australian immunogeneticist, haematologist and serologist. She was known for her work on human red cell antigens and for the genetic mapping of the human X chromosome. She was Director of the Medical Research Council Blood Group Unit, of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine from 1973 to 1983.
She worked closely with Robert Russell Race from the 1940s, and they married in 1956. They co-authored many papers after 1948, and co-wrote six editions of a leading work on blood groups, Blood Groups in Man, which helped make blood transfusions safer. The book was known as "Race and Sanger", which were published between 1950 and 1975.