Alfred Gilman | |
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| Born | February 5, 1908 |
| Died | January 13, 1984 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | Yale University (B.S., Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Experimental chemotherapy; The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics |
| Spouse | Mabel Schmidt |
| Children | Joanna Gilman Alfred G. Gilman |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences (1964) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pharmacology |
| Institutions | Yale School of Medicine Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons Albert Einstein College of Medicine Chairman of Pharmacology and Dean of the UT Southwestern Medical School |
| Thesis | Chemical and Physiological Investigations on Canine Gastric Secretion (1934) |
| Academic advisors | George R. Cowgill |
Alfred Zack Gilman (February 5, 1908 – January 13, 1984) was an American pharmacologist best known for pioneering early chemotherapy techniques using nitrogen mustard with his colleague, Louis S. Goodman. The pair also published the classic textbook The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics in 1941, and Gilman served as an editor for its first six editions. Gilman served on the faculties of the Yale School of Medicine, the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he founded the Department of Pharmacology. He was a member of U.S. National Academy of Sciences.