Jeane Porter Hester | |
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Born |
Big Spring, Texas, U.S. | June 15, 1929
Died | December 24, 2018
Galveston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 89)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Oklahoma College for Women, Oklahoma City University, University of Oklahoma |
Awards | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Texas Women's Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Cohn de Laval Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Oncology |
Institutions | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Jeane Porter Hester (June 15, 1929 – December 24, 2018) was an American physician known for her work in cancer research and therapy. [1] [2] She was a Professor of Medicine, Chief of Supportive Therapy, and Chief of Leukapheresis at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, [3] and was one of the developers of IBM 2997, the computerized blood cell separator. [4] She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1987. [5]
Jeane Porter was born on June 15, 1929, in Big Spring, Texas. [6] She grew up in Chickasha, Oklahoma. [5] After graduating from Chickasha High School, [5] she attended Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, where she majored in French [2] and minored in history and philosophy. [7]
After graduating, she worked for a medical doctor in Chickasha and then as a secretary for an ophthalmologist in Oklahoma City, Dr. Welborn Sanger. [2] Sanger, recognizing her potential talent in the medical field, promoted her to surgical assistant. [2] Sanger encouraged her to complete a medical degree, so she studied in the pre-medical program at Oklahoma City University, graduating in 1963. [2] She was admitted to the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, from which she graduated in 1967. [2] [5] In 1971, she completed a residency in hematology and oncology, and from 1971 to 1973, she was a fellow in oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. [2] Hester then became an assistant professor at MD Anderson, where she worked in cancer hematology research. [2] She rose to the rank of professor and became Chief of Supportive Therapy and Chief of Leukapheresis service. [5] Through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute she worked as an exchange scientist to the Soviet Union. [3]
Hester was one of the developers of IBM 2997, the computerized blood cell separator. [4] [5] [2] The separator is "used in diagnosing red and white blood cells and platelets and the enhancement of cells to combat tumors." [5]
Hester served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Apheresis, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and Plasma Therapy and Transfusion Technology. [3] She has contributed to over 25 books and over 125 other writings. [8]
Jeane Porter married Bob Hester in 1951, and their son Steven was born in 1953. [6] Jeane Porter Hester died in Galveston, Texas on December 24, 2018, at the age of 89. [9]
Hester was a member of the Oklahoma College for Women Hall of Fame, the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. [5] She was a recipient of the Cohn de Laval Award for great scientific contributions to apheresis. [10] [4]