MABEL L. PURKERSON

Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D. is Professor Emerita of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. A physician/scientist, nephrologist, her research focus was renal physiology, notably kidney pathophysiology of acute and chronic renal failure utilizing experimental models of renal disease. Professor Purkerson contributed to the university as a clinician, teacher, investigator and administrator. Dedicated to medicine, she personified the physician/scientist role: leading by example, focusing on excellence, always open to new opportunities and techniques. Her research focus was renal physiology, notably kidney pathophysiology and pathophysiology of acute and chronic renal failure utilizing experimental models of renal disease. These achievements led to her becoming the first woman full professor in the Department of Medicine.