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Stanley Cohen

Life Sciences

Stanley Cohen was an American biochemist who, along with Rita Levi-Montalcini, was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the isolation of nerve growth factor and the discovery of epidermal growth factor.

Facts
Birth Year
1922 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1922-11-17 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
2020-02-05 2
Death Year
2020 1
Death Place
Nashville, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Brooklyn, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Biology 1
Connections

Associated With

Rita Levi-Montalcini, Scientists

Shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of nerve growth factor; Levi-Montalcini's own lead names him her research "colleague", not merely a co-laureate, so treated as a working collaboration.

Additional Source Rita Levi-Montalcini (Wikipedia)Lead section, Rita Levi-Montalcini

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Nationality

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Source Stanley Cohen (Wikidata)
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1. Stanley Cohen (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2020-02-05T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Nashville, United States
    Q23197
  • P19 (place of birth): Brooklyn, United States
    Q18419
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2. Stanley Cohen (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (MediaWiki plaintext extract)
    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.
  • Infobox, Born
    November 17, 1922
  • Infobox, Died
    February 5, 2020
  • Works In: Biochemistry, Lead
    was an American biochemist
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Rita Levi-Montalcini (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Rita Levi-Montalcini, Lead section, Rita Levi-Montalcini
Quote, Associated With: Rita Levi-Montalcini, Lead section, Rita Levi-Montalcini
She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF).
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