John Vane

For the Australian bushranger, see John Vane (bushranger). For the British peer, see John Vane, 11th Baron Barnard.

Sir John Vane
Born
John Robert Vane

(1927-03-29)29 March 1927
Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England
Died19 November 2004(2004-11-19) (aged 77)
Kent, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater
Known for
Spouse
Elizabeth Daphne Page
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(m. 1948)​
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPharmacology
Institutions
ThesisBlood flow and its relation to secretion in the stomach and smaller intestine (1952)
Doctoral advisorGeoffrey S. Dawes

Sir John Robert Vane FRS (29 March 1927 – 19 November 2004)[1] was a British pharmacologist who was instrumental in the understanding of how aspirin produces pain-relief and anti-inflammatory effects and his work led to new treatments for heart and blood vessel disease and introduction of ACE inhibitors. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 along with Sune Bergström and Bengt Samuelsson for "their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances".[2]

  1. ^ a b Moncada, S. (2006). "Sir John Robert Vane. 29 March 1927 -- 19 November 2004: Elected FRS 1974". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 52: 401–411. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2006.0027. PMID 18551797. S2CID 38582901.
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