Richard Ebright's Scientific Journey

Key vocabulary and locations related to the scientific research and career of Richard Ebright as described in the lecture notes.

Richard Ebright

A scientist whose journey began with high school research on monarch butterfly pupae and led to the identification of a hormone's chemical structure.

Twelve gold spots

Features on monarch butterfly pupae that Ebright discovered produce a hormone necessary for the butterfly's development.

Monarch butterfly pupae

The subjects of Richard Ebright's research in his second year of high school which led to his discovery of a developmental hormone.

Walter Reed Army laboratory

The laboratory where Ebright worked after his project on monarch butterflies won prizes at science fairs.

Butterfly wing cells

The specific cells whose growth Ebright proved was dependent on the hormone produced by the gold spots.

Harvard

One of the institutions where Ebright identified the hormone's chemical structure using advanced instruments.

U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory

A research facility where Ebright conducted work to identify the chemical structure of the butterfly hormone.

Advanced instruments

The tools used by Ebright at Harvard and the U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory to identify the hormone's chemical structure.