Stanley Cohen (biochemist)
Stanley Cohen | |
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Stanley Cohen c. 1986 | |
| Born | November 17, 1922 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 2020 (aged 97) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan Oberlin College Brooklyn College |
| Known for | Nerve growth factor |
| Awards | Rosenstiel 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 | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Vanderbilt University (1959–1999) Washington University in St. Louis (1953–1959) |
| Thesis | The Nitrogenous Metabolism of the Earthworm (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Howard B. Lewis |
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.