Stanley Cohen
Stanley Cohen (November 17, 1922 – February 5, 2020) was an American biochemist of Jewish descent. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986.[1] His research helped people understand how cancer starts and how to design anti-cancer drugs.[2]
Stanley Cohen | |
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 Stanley Cohen (biochemist) | |
| Born | November 17, 1922 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 2020 (aged 97) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Nerve growth factor |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1986) The Franklin Medal (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
He was also, with Herbert Boyer, one of the first to do any kind of genetic engineering.[3]
Biography
Cohen majored in chemistry and biology at Brooklyn College. He received a bachelor's degree in 1943, and worked as a bacteriologist at a plant that processes milk. Later in 1945, he received an M.A. in zoology from Oberlin College. He also received a Ph.D. from the department of biochemistry at the University of Michigan in 1948.[2]
In the 1950s, Cohen worked with Rita Levi-Montalcini at Washington University in St. Louis. He isolated the nerve growth factor and then discovered the epidermal growth factor. In 1959, he began teaching biochemistry at Vanderbilt University.[2]
Cohen also received the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in 1983 and the National Medal of Science in 1986.[2]
Cohen died on February 5, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 97.[4]
References
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1986". nobelprize.org. The Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Hall of Honor Inductee: Dr. Stanley Cohen". National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. January 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/5xXhBVmIX?url=http://www.nichd.nih.gov/news/resources/spotlight/012407_cohen.cfm. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ Cohen S; Chang A.; Boyer H. & Helling R. 1973. Construction of biologically functional bacterial plasmids in vitro. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 70 (11): 3240–3244. [1]
- ↑ Biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Stanley Cohen dies in Nashville at age 97
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