Marjorie G. Horning, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Marjorie G. Horning

biochemist and pharmacologist

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1917

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: chemist, biochemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Marjorie Janice Groothuis Horning (born August 23, 1917) is an American biochemist and pharmacologist.
She is considered one of the pioneers of chromatography for her work in developing new techniques and applying them to the study of drug metabolism.
She demonstrated that drugs and their metabolites can be transferred from a pregnant woman to her developing child, and later through breast milk, from a mother to a baby.
Horning's work made possible the prevention of birth defects, as doctors began to warn of the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and smoking during pregnancy.