Dr. Patricia Era Bath
(November 4, 1942 – May 30, 2019)
Inspired by Albert Schweitzer's work in medicine,[5] Dr. Bath applied for and won a National Science Foundation Scholarship while attending high school; this led her to a research project at Yeshiva University and Harlem Hospital Center studying connections between cancer, nutrition, and stress.[9][10]
In this summer program, led by Rabbi Moses D. Tendler, Dr. Bath had studied the effects of streptomycin residue on bacteria. Through this, she was able to conclude that cancer, itself, was a catabolic disease and tumor growth was a symptom.[11][12]
She had also discovered a mathematical equation that could be used to predict cancer cell growth. The head of the research program realized the significance of her findings and published them in a scientific paper.[6] Her discoveries were also shared at the International Fifth Congress of Nutrition in the fall of 1960.
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