Sister Arline C. Schmeer, O.P.

Sister Dr. Arline C. Schmeer, O.P. graduated from the College of St. Mary of the Springs (now Ohio Dominican University) in 1951 with honors with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry. Sister Schmeer also earned a Master's of Science Degree in Biology from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in biomedicine from the School of Medicine and University of Colorado Graduate Schools.

She has worked as the Director of the Mercenene Cancer Research Institute; President, the Mercenene Medical Research Foundation, Coordinator and Director for the building of a new medical reach institute; and Director of Research on Anticancer Agents of Marine Origin, and countless other positions throughout her career.

Sister Schmeer's most prominent contribution to society is her discovery of an anti-cancer, antiviral and antibacterial agent in marine animals. She has received numerous awards for her work including the Ohio Sertoma Award, two Ohio Kroger Awards, and the President's Cabinet and Medal Award of the University of Detroit.

Sister Schmeer is a member of the American Chemical Society; American Society for Cell Biology; Electron Microscopy Society of America; and is a life member of the New York Academy of Sciences. She has been published in Science, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal of Cell Biology, Die Naturwisenschaften, Czechoslovakia Academy of Sciences, European Journal of Cell Biology, and countless times in other celebrated journals.

Dr. Schmeer has been the recipient of two honorary doctor degrees and has at least 17 independent confirmations of her discovery which include the National Cancer Institute, Case Western University, Ohio State University, Battelle Memorial Institute, a Nobel Prize winner and other national and international medical groups.