biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1922– )
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| biography:
| Cell biologist, born in New York City, USA. He taught at the universities of Michigan (1946–8) and Colorado (1948–52) before joining Rita Levi-Montalcini's laboratory at Washington University, St Louis (1953–9). He discovered the epidermal growth factor from mouse tissue extract, which accelerated the maturation of newborn mice. He continued his studies of this substance at Vanderbilt University (1959–86), determining its amino acid sequence and action on cells and wound healing. In 1986, he and Levi-Montalcini received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their fundamental contributions to cell and organ development. |
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