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Dottie Thomas, bone marrow transplant pioneer, dies at age 92.

Dorothy “Dottie” Thomas, the wife and research partner of the doctor whose research into bone marrow transplants won the Nobel Prize in 1990, passed away at her home near Seattle on January 9th at the age of 92.

“Dottie was there at Don’s side through every part of developing marrow transplantation as a science,” said Dr. Fred Appelbaum, executive vice president and deputy director of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. “Besides raising three children together, Dottie was Don’s partner in every aspect of his professional life, from working in the laboratory to editing manuscripts and administering his research program.”

Read the full story: Dottie Thomas, ‘mother of bone marrow transplant,’ dies at age 92.

Dottie’s husband, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, died in 2012 but prior to his death he commented on their partnership.

“In the laboratory days, my sometime friends pointed out that Dottie, who had the library experience, would go to the library and look up all the background information for a study that we were going to do, and then she would go into the laboratory and do the work and get the data, and then with her writing skills, she’d write the paper and complete the bibliography,” he said. “All I would do is sign the letter to the editor.”

Read the full story: Dottie Thomas, ‘mother of bone marrow transplant,’ dies at age 92.

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