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She joined the NIH Division of Biologics Control (later the Division of Biologics Standards [DBS]) in 1936, with her mentor Dr. Sara E. Branham; they were both part of a group of women bacteriologists who studied at University of Chicago. They worked to develop standards for the meningococcal antiserum.
During World War II, Dr. Pittman investigated the safety of blood and blood products, discovering and eliminating the cause of fever and death from plasma infusions.
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Dr. Pittman worked in Building 29, Fourth Floor from 1960 to 1971. |
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