Ruth Moore

Ruth Ella Moore, (1903 - 1994) received a Bachelor of Science from Ohio State University in 1926 and a Master of Arts in 1927. Ruth Moore received a Ph.D. in Bacteriology from Ohio State University in 1933 becoming the first black female to earn a Ph.D. in Bacteriology. Dr. Moore served as the Head of the Department of Bacteriology at Howard University Medical College, from 1947 to 1958. Dr. Moore served as a part-time professor at Howard University from 1971 until her retirement. Professor Moore's area of research focused on blood grouping and enteriobacteriaceae.

 

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