Bernard Beryl Brodie | |
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| Born | 7 August 1907 |
| Died | 28 February 1989 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | McGill University New York University |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Award of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare- 1958 Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences- 1966 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research- 1967 National Medal of Science- 1968 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pharmacology |
| Institutions | New York University 1935-1950 National Institutes of Health 1950-1970 Hoffmann-LaRoche Pennsylvania State University |
Bernard Beryl Brodie (7 August 1907 – 28 February 1989) was a founding scientist in the area of biochemical and neurochemical pharmacology whose work in the 1940s and 1950s had great impact. He was a major figure in the fields of drug metabolism and drug therapy, studying how the absorption and interactions of drugs in the body. Brodie helped to found and lead the Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology at the National Heart Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, one of the National Institutes of Health. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.[1]