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Women in Science: Dr Rena Florence Sabin
Women in Science: Dr Rena Florence Sabin
Changing the face of medicine...
Florence Rena Sabin was one of the first women doctors to build a career as a research scientist. She was the first woman on the faculty at the famous Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, starting in 1901 and soon building an impressive reputation for her work in embryology (study of human embryos) and histology (the study of tissues). She also overturned the traditional explanation of the development of the lymphatic system by proving that it developed from the veins in the embryo and grew out into tissues.
In 1925, Sabin moved to the Rockefeller Institute to head the cellular immunology section, the first woman full member of the institute, and began to receive professional recognition at the highest levels. In 1924 she had become the first woman to serve as president of the American Association of Anatomists, and in 1926 she became the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
9.1 STUDENT OUTCOMES
1. How do our eyes enable us to see?
1.1 Label a diagram of the human eye including the sclera, cornea, lens, jelly, iris, retina, optic nerve.
1.2 State the function of each of the structures above. Showing how an image is formed on the retina.
1.3 Identify ways that the eye is protected from injury and infection
2. How is our response to the environment controlled? (Nervous System)
2.1 Outline the structure and function of the two parts of the nervous system
2.2 Identify neurons as nerve cells.
2.3 Outline the role of sensory and motor neurons.
2.4 Explain that the response to a stimulus involves: stimulus, receptor, messenger, effector and response.
2.5 Draw flow charts to show the steps of a stimulus – response pathway including a reflex arc.
2.6 Distinguish between the cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem and spinal cord in the central nervous system.
2.7 Outline mechanisms for nervous system control of systems of the body – digestive, excretory, respiratory, circulatory
3. How is our response to the environment controlled? (Endocrine System)
3.1 Identify the endocrine glands and state the main function of each.
3.2 Describe and give 3 examples of how hormones work in control of systems of the body – e.g. digestive (insulin), excretory (ADH), respiratory (thyroxine, dopamine), circulatory (adrenalin), reproductive (e.g. oestrogen, testosterone)
**3.2B Describe the steps in blood sugar control or the menstrual cycle as an example of hormone control
3.3 Compare the endocrine and nervous systems in their control of the body.
4. How does our species continue? (Reproductive System)
4.1 Identify the major organs in the male and female reproductive systems
4.2 State the function of the major organs.
5. How does our body fight infection? (Immune System)
5.1 Define the terms pathogen, microbe, infectious disease, contagious, non-infectious disease, antibody.
5.2 Describe how bacteria attack the body.
5.3 Compare viruses and bacteria.
5.4 Describe the role of antibiotics
5.5 Describe the three lines of defence of the body.
5.5B** Explain how vaccinations work
5.6 Assess the need for vaccination programs in all countries.
5.7 Discuss how the focus of scientific research is influenced by society’s needs eg smoking and lung cancer, diet and obesity, sun protection and skin cancer.
6. Working Scientifically Focus Skills
6.1 Understand the nature of fair testing in designing experiments and identify the issues relating to reliability, accuracy and validity.
6.2 Present data in tables and graphs.
6.3 Write a complete experimental report.
6.4 Explain the concept of an experimental control in an experiment
6.5 Analyse patterns and trends in data tables and graphs
6.6 Analyse the validity of information from secondary sources (Assessment 2)
IQ1. How do our eyes enable us to see?
1.1 Label a diagram of the human eye including the pupil, sclera, cornea, lens, jelly (vitreous), iris, retina, optic nerve.
1.2 State the function of each of the structures above.
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