Stanley Cohen (biochemist)

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Stanley Cohen
Born(1922-11-17)November 17, 1922
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 2020(2020-02-05) (aged 97)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Oberlin College
Brooklyn College
Known forNerve growth factor
AwardsRosenstiel Award (1981)
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1983)
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1986)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1986)
Franklin Medal (1987)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsVanderbilt University (1959–1999)
Washington University in St. Louis (1953–1959)
ThesisThe Nitrogenous Metabolism of the Earthworm (1949)
Doctoral advisorHoward B. Lewis[1][2]

Stanley Cohen (November 17, 1922 – February 5, 2020) was an American biochemist who, along with Rita Levi-Montalcini, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986 for the isolation of nerve growth factor and the discovery of epidermal growth factor. He died in February 2020 at the age of 97.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cohen, S.; Lewis, H. B. (1949). "The nitrogenous metabolism of the earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 180 (1): 79–91. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)56725-9. PMID 18133376.
  2. ^ Cohen, S.; Lewis, H. B. (1950). "The nitrogenous metabolism of the earthworm (Lumbricus terrestric). II. Arginase and urea synthesis". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 184 (2): 479–484. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)50977-2. PMID 15428427.
  3. ^ "Biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Stanley Cohen dies in Nashville at age 97".
  4. ^ Glaser, Vicki (7 February 2020). "Stanley Cohen, Nobelist, Dies at 97; Made Breakthrough on Cell Growth". The New York Times.