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Alexis Carrel
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Alexis Carrel | |
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![]() Alexis Carrel | |
Born | 28 June 1873 Lyons, France |
Died | 5 November 1944 Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Fields | Surgery |
Institutions | Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York City |
Alma mater | University of Lyons |
Known for | Transplants |
Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1912) |
Alexis Carrel (28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon.[1] He won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on joining blood vessels and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs.[2]
References
- ↑ "Biography of Alexis Carrel". The Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1912/carrel-bio.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1912". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1912/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-28.