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E. Donnall Thomas | |
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Born | Edward Donnall Thomas March 15, 1920 Mart, Texas, U.S. |
Died | October 20, 2012 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 92)
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (BA, MA) Harvard University (MD) |
Known for | Transplantation |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine National Medal of Science |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine |
Institutions | Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital |
Notable students | Eloise 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]
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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