Alexis Carrel

Alexis Carrel
Born	(1873-06-28)28 June 1873 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, France
Died	5 November 1944(1944-11-05) (aged 71) Paris, France
Education	University of Lyon
Known for	New techniques in vascular sutures and pioneering work in transplantology and thoracic surgery
Medical career
Profession	Surgeon, biologist
Institutions	University of Chicago Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
Sub-specialties	Transplantology, thoracic surgery
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1912)
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Alexis Carrel (French: [alɛksi kaʁɛl]; 28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist who spent most of his scientific career in the United States. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation. Carrel was also a pioneer in tissue culture, transplantology and thoracic surgery. He is known for his leading role in implementing eugenic policies in Vichy France.^[1][2][3][4]