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| Oswald Avery |
Biologist |
21-Oct-1877 |
20-Feb-1955 |
Antibodies and DNA |
| George Beadle |
Scientist |
22-Oct-1903 |
9-Jun-1989 |
One gene, one enzyme theory |
| Paul Berg |
Chemist |
30-Jun-1926 |
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Pioneer in recombinant DNA |
| Sune K. Bergström |
Scientist |
10-Jan-1916 |
15-Aug-2004 |
Prostaglandins |
| J. Michael Bishop |
Scientist |
22-Feb-1936 |
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Genetic causes of cancer |
| James W. Black |
Scientist |
14-Jun-1924 |
22-Mar-2010 |
Propranolol and cimetidine |
| Elizabeth H. Blackburn |
Scientist |
26-Nov-1948 |
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Co-Discoverer of telomerase |
| Alfred Blalock |
Doctor |
5-Apr-1899 |
15-Sep-1964 |
"Blue baby" operation |
| Günter Blobel |
Scientist |
21-May-1936 |
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Protein signaling in cells |
| Herbert W. Boyer |
Biologist |
10-Jul-1936 |
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Recombinant DNA, first synthetic insulin |
| Sydney Brenner |
Scientist |
13-Jan-1927 |
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Genetic regulation of organ development |
| Michael S. Brown |
Biologist |
13-Apr-1941 |
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Metabolism of cholesterol |
| Frank Macfarlane Burnet |
Scientist |
3-Sep-1899 |
31-Aug-1985 |
Acquired immunological tolerance |
| Mario Capecchi |
Scientist |
6-Oct-1937 |
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Knock-out mice |
| Thomas R. Cech |
Chemist |
8-Dec-1947 |
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Proved enzyme role of RNA |
| Brock Chisholm |
Doctor |
18-May-1896 |
4-Feb-1971 |
First Director-General of World Health Organization |
| Aaron Ciechanover |
Scientist |
1-Oct-1947 |
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Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| Stanley Cohen |
Scientist |
17-Nov-1922 |
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Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| Stanley N. Cohen |
Biologist |
17-Feb-1935 |
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Recombinant DNA |
| Carl Cori |
Scientist |
5-Dec-1896 |
20-Oct-1984 |
Catalytic conversion of glycogen |
| André F. Cournand |
Scientist |
24-Sep-1895 |
19-Feb-1988 |
Cardiac catheterization |
| Francis Crick |
Scientist |
8-Jun-1916 |
28-Jul-2004 |
Co-Discoverer of the structure of DNA |
| Michael DeBakey |
Doctor |
7-Sep-1908 |
11-Jul-2008 |
Father of cardiovascular surgery |
| Peter C. Doherty |
Scientist |
15-Oct-1940 |
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T-cells and antigens |
| Renato Dulbecco |
Scientist |
22-Feb-1914 |
20-Feb-2012 |
Tumor viruses and host genetics |
| Robert G. Edwards |
Scientist |
27-Sep-1925 |
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In vitro fertilization |
| John F. Enders |
Scientist |
10-Feb-1897 |
8-Sep-1985 |
Cultured the polio virus |
| Martin Evans |
Scientist |
1-Jan-1941 |
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Embryonic stem cells |
| Robert F. Furchgott |
Scientist |
4-Jun-1916 |
19-May-2009 |
Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal |
| Robert C. Gallo |
Doctor |
23-Mar-1937 |
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Identified first retroviruses in humans |
| John H. Gibbon, Jr. |
Doctor |
29-Sep-1903 |
5-Feb-1973 |
Open-heart surgery |
| Alfred G. Gilman |
Scientist |
1-Jul-1941 |
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G-protein cell signal transmission |
| Joseph L. Goldstein |
Scientist |
18-Apr-1940 |
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Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism |
| Carol W. Greider |
Scientist |
15-Apr-1961 |
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Co-Discoverer of telomerase |
| Roger Guillemin |
Scientist |
11-Jan-1924 |
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Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides) |
| Leland H. Hartwell |
Scientist |
30-Oct-1939 |
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Regulators of cell cycle |
| Mark Hatfield |
Politician |
12-Jul-1922 |
7-Aug-2011 |
US Senator from Oregon, 1967-97 |
| Henry Heimlich |
Doctor |
3-Feb-1920 |
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Heimlich maneuver |
| Philip S. Hench |
Scientist |
28-Feb-1896 |
30-Mar-1965 |
Adrenocortical hormones |
| Alfred D. Hershey |
Scientist |
4-Dec-1908 |
22-May-1997 |
Molecular structure of viral genes |
| Avram Hershko |
Scientist |
31-Dec-1937 |
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Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| James Hillier |
Physicist |
22-Aug-1915 |
15-Jan-2007 |
Electron microscope |
| Robert W. Holley |
Scientist |
28-Jan-1922 |
11-Feb-1993 |
RNA's role in protein synthesis |
| Leroy Hood |
Biologist |
10-Oct-1938 |
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Systems biology and Human Genome Project |
| Godfrey N. Hounsfield |
Engineer |
28-Aug-1919 |
12-Aug-2004 |
Computerized axial tomography (CAT scans) |
| Charles B. Huggins |
Scientist |
22-Sep-1901 |
12-Jan-1997 |
Hormonal treatment of prostate and breast cancers |
| Lyndon B. Johnson |
Head of State |
27-Aug-1908 |
22-Jan-1973 |
36th US President, 1963-69 |
| Eric R. Kandel |
Scientist |
7-Nov-1929 |
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Signal transduction in the nervous system |
| Edward C. Kendall |
Scientist |
8-Sep-1886 |
4-May-1972 |
Adrenocortical hormones |
| H. Gobind Khorana |
Scientist |
9-Jan-1922 |
9-Nov-2011 |
RNA's role in protein synthesis |
| Georges J.F. Köhler |
Scientist |
17-Apr-1946 |
1-Mar-1995 |
Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies) |
| Willem Johan Kolff |
Scientist |
14-Feb-1911 |
11-Feb-2009 |
Artificial kidney, artificial heart |
| Edwin G. Krebs |
Scientist |
6-Jun-1918 |
21-Dec-2009 |
Protein phosphorylation |
| Melvin Laird |
Government |
1-Sep-1922 |
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US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73 |
| Ann Landers |
Columnist |
4-Jul-1918 |
22-Jun-2002 |
Syndicated advice columnist |
| Paul C. Lauterbur |
Scientist |
6-May-1929 |
27-Mar-2007 |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
| Philip Leder |
Biologist |
19-Nov-1934 |
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Harvard Geneticist |
| Edward B. Lewis |
Scientist |
20-May-1918 |
21-Jul-2004 |
Drosophila researcher, Nobel laureate |
| Roderick MacKinnon |
Biologist |
19-Feb-1956 |
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Ion channels of cell membranes |
| Barry J. Marshall |
Doctor |
30-Sep-1951 |
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H. pylori bacteria causes ulcers |
| Barbara McClintock |
Scientist |
16-Jun-1902 |
2-Sep-1992 |
Discovered transposable genes |
| Victor A. McKusick |
Scientist |
21-Oct-1921 |
22-Jul-2008 |
Father of medical genetics |
| Bruce Merrifield |
Chemist |
15-Jul-1921 |
14-May-2006 |
Synthesized polypeptides |
| César Milstein |
Scientist |
8-Oct-1927 |
24-Mar-2002 |
Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies) |
| Luc Montagnier |
Scientist |
18-Aug-1932 |
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Co-Discoverer of HIV |
| Ferid Murad |
Scientist |
14-Sep-1936 |
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Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal |
| Marshall W. Nirenberg |
Scientist |
10-Apr-1927 |
15-Jan-2010 |
RNA's role in protein synthesis |
| Paul Nurse |
Scientist |
25-Jan-1949 |
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Regulators of cell cycle |
| Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard |
Scientist |
20-Oct-1942 |
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Embryonic development of fruit flies |
| Tip O'Neill |
Politician |
9-Dec-1912 |
5-Jan-1994 |
Speaker of the House, 1977-87 |
| George E. Palade |
Scientist |
19-Nov-1912 |
7-Oct-2008 |
Microstructure of the cell |
| George Papanicolaou |
Scientist |
13-May-1883 |
19-Feb-1962 |
Pap smear |
| Claude Pepper |
Politician |
8-Sep-1900 |
30-May-1989 |
Congressman from Florida, 1963-89 |
| Gregory Pincus |
Scientist |
9-Apr-1903 |
22-Aug-1967 |
Inventor of oral contraceptives |
| Stanley B. Prusiner |
Scientist |
28-May-1942 |
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Prions |
| Christopher Reeve |
Actor |
25-Sep-1952 |
10-Oct-2004 |
Superman |
| Elliot Richardson |
Government |
20-Jul-1920 |
31-Dec-1999 |
Refused to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor |
| Ernst Ruska |
Physicist |
25-Dec-1906 |
27-May-1988 |
Inventor of the electron microscope |
| Albert Sabin |
Biologist |
26-Aug-1906 |
3-Mar-1993 |
Developed oral polio vaccine |
| Bengt I. Samuelsson |
Scientist |
21-May-1934 |
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Prostaglandins |
| Frederick Sanger |
Chemist |
13-Aug-1918 |
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Two-time Nobel laureate in chemistry |
| Andrew V. Schally |
Scientist |
30-Nov-1926 |
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Hypothalamic hormones (brain peptides) |
| Phillip A. Sharp |
Biologist |
6-Jun-1944 |
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Eukaryotic (split) genes |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver |
Relative |
10-Jul-1921 |
11-Aug-2009 |
Founder of the Special Olympics |
| Oliver Smithies |
Scientist |
23-Jun-1925 |
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Knock-out mice |
| Alfred Sommer |
Doctor |
1942 |
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SPH Dean at Johns Hopkins, 1990-2005 |
| Roger W. Sperry |
Scientist |
20-Aug-1913 |
17-Apr-1994 |
"Split brain" hemispheric neurophysiology |
| Jules Stein |
Business |
26-Apr-1896 |
29-Apr-1981 |
Founder of MCA |
| Ralph M. Steinman |
Biologist |
14-Jan-1943 |
30-Sep-2011 |
Dendritic cells |
| Earl W. Sutherland, Jr. |
Scientist |
19-Nov-1915 |
9-Mar-1974 |
Hormones mechanisms (cyclic AMP) |
| Albert Szent-Györgyi |
Scientist |
16-Sep-1893 |
22-Oct-1986 |
Vitamins C and B2 |
| Jack W. Szostak |
Scientist |
9-Nov-1952 |
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First artificial chromosome |
| Helen B. Taussig |
Doctor |
24-May-1898 |
20-May-1986 |
Mother of pediatric cardiology |
| Howard M. Temin |
Scientist |
10-Dec-1934 |
9-Feb-1994 |
Tumor viruses and host genetics |
| Max Theiler |
Scientist |
30-Jan-1899 |
11-Aug-1972 |
Yellow fever vaccination |
| Susumu Tonegawa |
Scientist |
6-Sep-1939 |
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Antibody production and diversity |
| John R. Vane |
Scientist |
29-Mar-1927 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Prostaglandins |
| Harold E. Varmus |
Scientist |
18-Dec-1939 |
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Genetic causes of cancer |
| Vincent du Vigneaud |
Chemist |
18-May-1901 |
11-Dec-1978 |
Synthesized vasopressin and oxytocin |
| George Wald |
Biologist |
18-Nov-1906 |
12-Apr-1997 |
Physiology of the retina |
| James Watson |
Scientist |
6-Apr-1928 |
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Co-Discoverer of DNA |
| Rosalyn Sussman Yalow |
Physicist |
19-Jul-1921 |
30-May-2011 |
Developed radioimmunoassay technique |
| Rolf M. Zinkernagel |
Scientist |
6-Jan-1944 |
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T-cells and antigens |
