John Vane

Sir John Vane
Born	John Robert Vane (1927-03-29)29 March 1927 Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England
Died	19 November 2004(2004-11-19) (aged 77) Kent, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Birmingham (BSc) University of Oxford (DPhil)
Known for	Aspirin Prostaglandin
Spouse	Elizabeth Daphne Page ​ ​ (m. 1948)​
Awards	FRS (1974)[1] Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1982) Royal Medal (1989) Lasker Award (1977)
Scientific career
Fields	Pharmacology
Institutions	University of London Yale University
Thesis	Blood flow and its relation to secretion in the stomach and smaller intestine (1952)
Doctoral advisor	Geoffrey S. Dawes

Sir John Robert Vane FRS (29 March 1927 – 19 November 2004)^[1] was a British pharmacologist who was instrumental in the understanding of how aspirin produces pain-relief and anti-inflammatory effects and his work led to new treatments for heart and blood vessel disease and introduction of ACE inhibitors. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 along with Sune Bergström and Bengt Samuelsson for "their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances".^[2]