Gerty Cori was a pioneering biochemist born on August 15, 1896, in Prague, now part of the Czech Republic. She became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in science, receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1947 for her work on carbohydrate metabolism. Cori's research focused on how the body processes sugars, which has important implications for understanding diseases like diabetes. Alongside her husband, Carl Cori, Gerty conducted groundbreaking studies that revealed the Cori cycle, a process that describes how the body converts glycogen to glucose and back again. Their collaborative work significantly advanced the field of biochemistry and laid the foundation for future research in metabolism and energy production. Gerty Cori passed away on October 26, 1957, leaving a lasting legacy in science.