Willey Glover Denis

Willey Glover Denis (February 26, 1879 – January 9, 1929) was an American biochemist and physiologist. She was noted particularly for her collaborations with Otto Folin, including studies of protein metabolism. She was a pioneer in the field of clinical chemistry and the measurement of protein in biological fluids (blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid). She also developed the first reliable method of assaying lead in body tissue and waste.

Biography Denis earned her A.B. in 1899, majoring in modern languages at Tulane's H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College. She attended Bryn Mawr College for two years, then returned to Tulane, where she was awarded an MA degree.

Denis died on January 9, 1929, aged 49, from complications from metastatic breast cancer.