Jeane Porter Hester (June 15, 1929 – December 24, 2018) was an American physician known for her work in cancer research and therapy.[1][2] She was a Professor of Medicine, Chief of Supportive Therapy, and Chief of Leukapheresis at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas,[3] and was one of the developers of IBM 2997, the computerized blood cell separator.[4] She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1987.[5]
Early life
Jeane Porter was born on June 15, 1929, in Big Spring, Texas.[6] She grew up in Chickasha, Oklahoma.[5] After graduating from Chickasha High School,[5] she attended Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, where she majored in French[2] and minored in history and philosophy.[7]
Medical career
After graduating, she worked for a medical doctor in Chickasha and then as a secretary for an ophthalmologist in Oklahoma City, Dr. Welborn Sanger.[2] Sanger, recognizing her potential talent in the medical field, promoted her to surgical assistant.[2] Sanger encouraged her to complete a medical degree, so she studied in the pre-medical program at Oklahoma City University, graduating in 1963.[2] She was admitted to the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, from which she graduated in 1967.[2][5] In 1971, she completed a residency in hematology and oncology, and from 1971 to 1973, she was a fellow in oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.[2] Hester then became an assistant professor at MD Anderson, where she worked in cancer hematology research.[2] She rose to the rank of professor and became Chief of Supportive Therapy and Chief of Leukapheresis service.[5] Through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute she worked as an exchange scientist to the Soviet Union.[3]
Hester was one of the developers of IBM 2997, the computerized blood cell separator.[4][5][2] The separator is "used in diagnosing red and white blood cells and platelets and the enhancement of cells to combat tumors."[5]
Hester served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Apheresis, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and Plasma Therapy and Transfusion Technology.[3] She has contributed to over 25 books and over 125 other writings.[8]
Personal life and death
Jeane Porter married Bob Hester in 1951, and their son Steven was born in 1953.[6] Jeane Porter Hester died in Galveston, Texas on December 24, 2018, at the age of 89.[9]
Awards
Hester was a member of the Oklahoma College for Women Hall of Fame, the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.[5] She was a recipient of the Cohn de Laval Award for great scientific contributions to apheresis.[10][4]
References
- ^ Darcy, Bob and Jennifer F. Paustenbaugh. Oklahoma Women's Almanac, OPSA Press: Stillwater & Edmond, Oklahoma, 2005, p. 148.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bayless, Glen. "Mentors Urged her to Try Medical Career," The Oklahoman, October 18, 1987. Accessed May 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Texas Women's Hall of Fame: Hester, Jeane Porter," Archived 2013-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, Texas Women's University, updated May 9, 2016. Accessed May 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c Hester, Jeane P. and Gail Rock. "Cohn de Laval Award Lectureship: The Science Behind the Success Development of a Continuous Flow Blood Cell Separator," Transfusion and Apheresis Science, Volume 52, Issue 1 (February 2015), Pages 2–7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Hester, Jeane Porter," Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Accessed May 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Brown, Kelly. "Hester, Jeane Porter (1929-)" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Jeane Porter Hester Scholarship," Archived 2016-10-22 at the Wayback Machine University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Accessed May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Hester, Jeane Porter 1976," Archived 2016-10-22 at the Wayback Machine University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Accessed May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Jeane Hester". Legacy. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Awards: Cohn De laval Award," Archived 2022-12-07 at the Wayback Machine World Apheresis Association. Accessed May 25, 2016.