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Alexis Carrel
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Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist who made important contributions to medical science. His work matters because he advanced techniques in organ transplantation and tissue culture, which laid groundwork for modern surgical and biological practices.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1912
“in recognition of his work on vascular suture and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs”
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- sociologist
- Position held
- regent
- Educated at
- Saint-Marc Lycée
- Employer
- The Rockefeller University
- Political party
- French Popular Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Doctoral student
- Serge Voronoff
- Field of work
- vascular surgery
- Image
- Alexis Carrel 1912.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alexis Carrel
- date of birth
- 1873-06-28
- date of death
- 1944-11-05
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- birth name
- Marie-Joseph-Auguste Carrel-Billard
- name in native language
- Alexis Carrel
- interested in
- surgery
- has works in the collection
- Memoria Chilena
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Encyclopedic overview
Carrel in 1912 Alexis Carrel ( French: [alɛksi kaʁɛl]; 28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist who spent most of his scientific career in the United States. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation. In later time however, it was acknowledged that Carrel and Lindbergh's version of the perfusion pump, which initially had media prominence, was impractical and difficult to use, and would lose influence by the 1940s. Carrel was also a pioneer in tissue culture, transplantology and thoracic surgery. He is known for his leading role in implementing eugenic policies in Vichy France.
Biography
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