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Stanley B. Prusiner

Life Sciences

Stanley Ben Prusiner (born May 28, 1942) is an American neurologist and biochemist, known for his discovery of prions.

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Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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Biology 1
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Medicine 1
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Neuroscience 1
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1942 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1942-05-28 2
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Des Moines, United States 1
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Source Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikipedia)
Source Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikipedia)

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Prion, Theories
Additional Source Prion (Wikipedia)History section (edge: proposed-by, Prusiner)

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Source Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikipedia)
Source Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikipedia)
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Source Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikidata)
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1. Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P19 (place of birth): Des Moines, United States
    Q39709
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2. Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Stanley Ben Prusiner (born May 28, 1942) is an American neurologist and biochemist.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: May 28, 1942
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: May 28, 1942
  • Works In: Biochemistry, Lead sentence
    Stanley Ben Prusiner (born May 28, 1942) is an American neurologist and biochemist.
  • Works In: Neuroscience, Lead sentence
    Stanley Ben Prusiner (born May 28, 1942) is an American neurologist and biochemist.
  • Member Of: Royal Society, Article text
    He is also an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993), a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1997, and a member of the
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Article text
    He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1992 and to its governing council in
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Prion (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Prion, History section (edge: proposed-by, Prusiner)
Quote, Proposed: Prion, History section (edge: proposed-by, Prusiner)
In 1982, Stanley B. Prusiner of the University of California, San Francisco, announced that his team had purified the hypothetical infectious protein, which did not appear to be present in healthy hosts.
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