In 1955, Daly and Dr. Quentin B. Deming worked together at Columbia University before moving to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University and they focused on the causes of heart attacks. The pair was able to link that high cholesterol gave way to clogged arteries, igniting interest in the study of how diet and certain foods contribute to heart health.
The trailblazing doctor also taught chemistry at the college and retired in 1986. She did not rest in her retirement, and was tireless champion for Black students entering graduate school and medical school program. In 1988, she created a scholarship program at Queens College in honor of her father.
Daly passed in 2003.
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