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Roger Guillemin
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Roger Charles Louis Guillemin (1924–2024) was a French-born endocrinologist, biochemist, university teacher, and neuroscientist. He held citizenship in France and the United States and resided in the latter. Born in Dijon, he was educated at the Université de Montréal and the University of Burgundy Europe, earning a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Philosophy. His professional career included positions at the Collège de France and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Guillemin’s research focused on medicine, physiology, and endocrinology. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Canada Gairdner International Award, and the National Medal of Science. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the French Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Académie Nationale de Médecine. He died in San Diego on February 21, 2024.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1924
- Died
- 2024
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Précis de physiologie humaine
- Production d'agents thérapeutiques par génie génétique
- Hypothalamic control of pituitary functions
- Neural Modulation of Immunity
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1977
“for their discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of the brain”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dijon
- Place of death
- San Diego
- Occupation
- physiologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- endocrinology
- Image
- Roger Guillemin.jpg
- Residence
- United States
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- member of
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- name in native language
- Roger Guillemin
- Commons category
- Roger Guillemin
- subject has role
- centenarian
- date of death
- 2024-02-21
- birth name
- Roger Charles Louis Guillemin
- date of birth
- 1924-01-11
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Encyclopedic overview
Roger Charles Louis Guillemin ( French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe ʃaʁl lwi ɡijmɛ̃]; January 11, 1924 – February 21, 2024) was a French-American neuroscientist. He received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones, sharing the prize that year with Andrew Schally and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.
Biography
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