Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
American pharmacologist and biochemist (1915–1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. (November 19, 1915 – March 9, 1974) was an American pharmacologist and biochemist born in Burlingame, Kansas. Sutherland won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1971 "for his discoveries concerning the mechanisms of the action of hormones", especially epinephrine, via second messengers, namely cyclic adenosine monophosphate, or cyclic AMP.
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Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr. | |
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Born | (1915-11-19)November 19, 1915 Burlingame, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | March 9, 1974(1974-03-09) (aged 58) |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis (M.D) Washburn University (B.S) |
Known for | Epinephrine, cyclic AMP |
Awards | Gairdner Foundation International Award (1969) Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1970) Dickson Prize (1971) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1971) National Medal of Science (1973) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | Vanderbilt University, Case Western Reserve University, Washington University School of Medicine, University of Miami |
Doctoral students | Ferid Murad |
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