Peter Nowell | |
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Born | |
Died | December 26, 2016 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 88)
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Known for | Discovery of the Philadelphia chromosome |
Spouse | Helen Walker Worst (m. 1962; died 2004) |
Children | Timothy Karen Sharon Kristin Michael |
Awards | Lasker Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cancer research |
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Peter Carey Nowell (February 8, 1928 – December 26, 2016) was a cancer researcher and co-discoverer of the Philadelphia chromosome.[1] At the time of his death, he was the Gaylord P. and Mary Louise Harnwell Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.