Elizabeth Hay

Elizabeth Dexter Hay (1927?2007)

Elizabeth Dexter Hay studied the cellular processes that affect development of embryos in the US during the mid-twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In 1974, Hay showed that the extracellular matrix, a collection of structural molecules that surround cells, influences cell behavior. Cell growth, cell migration [2], and gene expression are influenced by the interaction between cells and t...

A tribute to Elizabeth D. Hay, 1927-2007.

Dr. Elizabeth Dexter Hay, born in St. Augustine, Florida, on April 2, 1927, died of cancer on August 20, 2007. Betty left behind a rich legacy, not only as a superb cell and developmental biologist, but also as an educator and beloved mentor. She was a remarkable woman. Betty attended Smith College in 1944, and met biology professor Meryl Rose, who became her scientific mentor. In Rose’s labora...

"Control of Corneal Differentiation by Extracellular Materials" (1974), by Stephen Meier and Elizabeth D. Hay

In 1974, Elizabeth Dexter Hay and Stephen Meier in the US conducted an experiment that demonstrated that the extracellular matrix, the mesh-like network of proteins and carbohydrates found outside of cells in the body, interacted with cells and affected their behaviors. In the experiment, Hay and Meier removed the outermost layer of cells that line the front of the eye, called corneal epitheliu...

Hay Fever and Hay Asthma

Our knowledge of the pathology of hay fever, and of the neuroses that frequently complicate it, has of late years become more exact and scientific, and consequently the treatment of these affections has been placed on a more rational basis with great advantage to the sufferers. Most cases may be partially, and many completely relieved, while a fair proportion may be altogether cured ; it is imp...

Elizabeth Nicholls