Biographical Memoirs: Gertrude B. Elion
By Mary Ellen Avery. Includes article on her life and research and a selected bibliography of her publications.
www.nap.edu/html/biomems/gelion.html
Science Hero: Gertrude B. Elion
Biographical article describing her work in developing drugs to treat diseases including leukemia, malaria, and AIDS.
www.myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=gertrudebelion
Damn the Torpedoes. Full Speed Ahead!
Describes how Elion overcame personal tragedies and the lack of a doctoral degree to perform the research on drug discovery that led to her Nobel Prize.
www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/296/5569/851