Judith Ethel Graham Pool (June 1, 1919 - July 13, 1975) was an American medical scientist best known for discovering cryoprecipitate, a process for concentrating blood clotting factors that significantly improved treatment for people with hemophilia. Born in Queens, New York, she developed a method to prepare factor VIII from frozen human plasma, a discovery that transformed care for hemophilia A. She died in Stanford, California, from a brain tumor.
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She is best known for the discovery of cryoprecipitation, a process for creating concentrated blood clotting factors which significantly improved the quality of life for hemophiliacs around the world.
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