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Rubinstein, Gertrude (1918 - )

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Chemical physicist
Born: 24 August 1918  Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Gertrude Rubinstein undertook a science degree at the University of Melbourne, with brilliant results. After working briefly as a demonstrator in chemistry, she chose to be a fulltime mother. Later, as a result of one of her sons developing schizophrenia, she undertook research into the causes of this disease. Since the late 1970s she has assisted in the editing of an extensive series of handbooks of psychiatry for Elsevier Science. She recently published a paper, "Schizophrenia, infection and temperature: an animal model for investigating this relationship".

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Alternative Names: Rabinov, Gertude (Also known as)

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1940Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1940 - 1943Demonstrator in then Senior Demonstrator in Physical Chemistry at the University of Melbourne

 
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Created: 29 June 1995
Modified: 20 February 2004

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