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Zola Cooper
A middle-aged white woman with short curly hair, smiling
Born
Zola Katharine Cooper

September 10, 1904
Richview, Illinois
DiedOctober 23, 1954
St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation(s)Dermatologist, medical school professor
Years active1930s-1950s

Zola Katharine Cooper (September 10, 1904 – October 23, 1954) was an American dermatologist, cancer researcher, and medical school professor, based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Early life

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Zola Cooper was born in Richview, Illinois, the daughter of William P. Cooper Jr.[1] and Rose Elliott.[2] She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) in 1925, and continued at the same school for her master's degree in 1926, and her Ph.D. in 1929.[3]


Career

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Cooper was a dermatologist,[4] cancer researcher and pathologist at the Barnard Free Skin and Cancer Hospital.[5][6] She studied the structural changes of skin exposed to radiation,[7] and the effect of hormones on hair growth and distribution.[8] In 1940, she joined the faculty at her alma mater's School of Medicine to teach pathology courses. From 1947 to 1949, while her mother was living in Oklahoma City,[2] she was an assistant professor of histology at the University of Oklahoma's medical school.[9] In 1949 she was made an assistant professor of pathology at WashU.[3][10] She also spoke to community groups about cancer and other topics.[11][12][13]

Her research was published in Archives of Dermatology,[14] The American Journal of Anatomy,[15] The American Journal of Cancer,[16] Journal of the National Cancer Institute,[17] Cancer Research,[18] and Experimental Biology and Medicine.[19] She contributed a chapter on skin for the textbook Cowdry's Problems of Ageing (1952).[20]

Personal life and legacy

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Cooper died suddenly from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1954, aged 50 years, at her home in St. Louis.[10][21] The annual Zola Cooper Seminar is named in her memory,[22][23] and promotes learning in clinical dermatology and dermatopathology.[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1970". Missouri Digital Heritage. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  2. ^ a b "Rose Elliott". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1948-05-04. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Biographies - Zola K. Cooper". Missouri Women in the Health Sciences. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  4. ^ Palmer, Alice E. (December 1978). "Women Dermatologists on the North American Continent: An Overview". International Journal of Dermatology. 17 (10): 808–822. doi:10.1111/j.1365-4362.1978.tb05985.x. ISSN 0011-9059. PMID 365802. S2CID 34608979.
  5. ^ "Urges Public Education of Cancer Treatment". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1944-04-06. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Barnard to Study Skin Cancer". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1940-01-23. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rhythm in Division of Skin Cells Found by Barnard Hospital Research". The St. Louis Star and Times. 1940-01-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Fishbein, Morris (July 8, 1930). "Daily Health Service". Jefferson City Post Tribune. p. 4. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  9. ^ "Cancer Research Grants". The McIntosh County Democrat. 1948-06-24. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b Lane, Clinton W. (1955-05-01). "ZOLA K. COOPER, Ph.D. 1904-1954". Archives of Dermatology. 71 (5): 634. doi:10.1001/archderm.1955.01540290074017. ISSN 0003-987X.
  11. ^ "Cancer an Old Disease; Dr. Zola Cooper Traces it back to 1500 B.C." The Kansas City Times. 1944-04-20. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Women's Clubs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1939-01-22. p. 52. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Club Calendar for the Week". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1940-03-10. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Cooper, Zola K. (1932-03-01). "LX.—The Effect of Thallium Acetate on Thyroidectomized Albino Rats". Archives of Dermatology. 25 (3): 522. doi:10.1001/archderm.1932.01450020538010. ISSN 0003-987X.
  15. ^ Cooper, Zola K. (1930). "A histological study of the integument of the armadillo, tatusia novemcincta". American Journal of Anatomy. 45 (1): 1–37. doi:10.1002/aja.1000450102. ISSN 1553-0795.
  16. ^ Seelig, M. G.; Cooper, Zola K. (May 1933). "A Review of the Recent Literature of Tar Cancer (1927-1931 Inclusive)" (PDF). The American Journal of Cancer. 17: 589–.
  17. ^ Cooper, Zola K.; Reller, Helen C. (February 1942). "Mitotic Frequency in Methylcholanthrene Epidermal Carcinogenesis in Mice". Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2: 335–343.
  18. ^ Cooper, Zola K.; Firminger, Harlan I.; Reller, Helen C. (October 1944). "Transplantable Methylcholanthrene Skin Carcinomas of Mice". Cancer Research. 4: 617–621 – via Internet Archive.
  19. ^ Cooper, Zola K.; Schiff, Alice (1938-11-01). "Mitotic Rhythm in Human Epidermis". Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. 39 (2): 323–324. doi:10.3181/00379727-39-10190P. ISSN 0037-9727. S2CID 88026322.
  20. ^ Cowdry, Edmund Vincent (1952). Cowdry's Problems of Ageing: Biological and Medical Aspects. Williams & Wilkins.
  21. ^ "Funeral Service Tomorrow for Dr. Zola K. Cooper". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1954-10-25. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Historical Background". Zola Cooper - Lee T. Nesbitt Clinical and Dermatopathologic Virtual Seminar. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  23. ^ Farber, George A. (December 1974). "Zola Cooper Memorial Clinicopathological Seminar in Dermatology". Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 1 (6): 291–293. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0560.1974.tb00640.x. ISSN 0303-6987. PMID 4620277. S2CID 28814592.
  24. ^ "AFIP Staff in the News". AFIP Letter. 158: 8. February 2000.
  25. ^ Marks, Etan; Persad, Leah; Cockerell, Clay (2019-01-09). "Review of Instructive Cases from the Zola Cooper and Lee T. Nesbitt Seminar". SKIN the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. 3 (1). doi:10.25251/skin.3.1.4. ISSN 2574-1624.
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