page_title: Judith Vaitukaitis
hierarchical_section_title: Judith Vaitukaitis
caption_attribution_description: English: Judith Vaitukaitis, Ph.D.
context_page_description: Judith L. Vaitukaitis was a reproductive neuroendocrinologist and clinical researcher who played a key role developing a biochemical assay in the early 1970s that ultimately led to the creation of the home pregnancy test. She served for 12 years as director of the US National Center for Research Resources at the US National Institutes of Health.
context_section_description: Judith L. Vaitukaitis (August 29, 1940-October 19, 2018) was a reproductive neuroendocrinologist and clinical researcher who played a key role developing a biochemical assay in the early 1970s that ultimately led to the creation of the home pregnancy test. She served for 12 years as director of the US National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
caption: Vaitukaitis in 2005
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