E. Donnall Thomas

E. Donnall Thomas
Thomas in 2000
Born
Edward Donnall Thomas

(1920-03-15)March 15, 1920
DiedOctober 20, 2012(2012-10-20) (aged 92)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA, MA)
Harvard University (MD)
Known forTransplantation
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
National Medal of Science
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsMary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Notable studentsEloise Giblett

Edward Donnall "Don" Thomas (March 15, 1920 – October 20, 2012)[1] was an American physician, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and director emeritus of the clinical research division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In 1990 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph E. Murray for the development of cell and organ transplantation. Thomas and his wife and research partner Dottie Thomas developed bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for leukemia.[2]

  1. ^ Frederick R. Appelbaum. Perspective: E. Donnall Thomas (1920–2012) Science 338(6111):1163, 30 November 2012
  2. ^ Park, B; Yoo, KH; Kim, C (December 2015). "Hematopoietic stem cell expansion and generation: the ways to make a breakthrough". Blood Research. 50 (4): 194–203. doi:10.5045/br.2015.50.4.194. PMC 4705045. PMID 26770947. Dr. Donnall Thomas, who received Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation to cure leukemia and other hematologic malignancies, must be recognized and apprised as human endeavor to cure previously incurable diseases.

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