Gabriella Morreale
Gabriella Morreale de Escobar was an Italian-born Spanish chemist who specialised in the thyroid. She and her husband Francisco Escobar del Rey showed that thyroid hormones cross the placenta during pregnancy and are essential for fetal brain development. She established a national newborn screening program for congenital hypothyroidism in Spain and helped to introduce iodised salt to prevent thyroid problems caused by iodine deficiency.
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Female
Date of Birth
April 7th, 1930
Age
96
Birth Place
Italy, Lombardy
Date of Death
December 4th, 2017
Died Aged
87
Star Sign
Aries
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