Janet Rowley

Janet Davison Rowley (April 5, 1925 - December 17, 2013)^[1] was an American geneticist. She was the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers in humans.

Janet Rowley
Rowley at the White House in August 2009
Born	(1925-04-05)April 5, 1925 New York City
Died	December 17, 2013(2013-12-17) (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois
Known for	Identified chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers

Rowley died at the age of 88 from complications of ovarian cancer.^[1]