Judah Folkman

Judah Folkman
Born(1933-02-24)February 24, 1933
Cleveland, Ohio
DiedJanuary 14, 2008(2008-01-14) (aged 74)
Denver, Colorado
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materOhio State University
Harvard Medical School
Known forAngiogenesis
AwardsCharles S. Mott Prize (1997)
Massry Prize (1997)
Keio Medical Science Prize (1998)
Scientific career
FieldsPediatric surgery
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School

Moses Judah Folkman (February 24, 1933 – January 14, 2008)[1] was an American biologist and pediatric surgeon best known for his research on tumor angiogenesis, the process by which a tumor attracts blood vessels to nourish itself and sustain its existence. He founded the field of angiogenesis research, which has led to the discovery of a number of therapies based on inhibiting or stimulating neovascularization.[2]

  1. ^ "Judah Folkman, MD". Department of Ophthalmology. Harvard Medical School. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Cao, Yihai; Langer, Robert (September 9, 2008). "A review of Judah Folkman's remarkable achievements in biomedicine". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105 (36): 13203–13205. Bibcode:2008PNAS..10513203C. doi:10.1073/pnas.0806582105. PMC 2533169. PMID 18772371.