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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. He died in February 2020 at the age of 97.
Stanley Cohen, American biochemist who, with Rita Levi-Montalcini, shared the 1986 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his researches on substances produced in the body that influence the development of nerve and skin tissues. Learn more about Cohen’s life and work.
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Mar 20, 2020 · Stanley Cohen, biochemist and Nobel laureate, died on 5 February at age 97 in Nashville, Tennessee, where he had served on the faculty of Vanderbilt University since 1959. With neurobiologist Rita Levi-Montalcini, Cohen discovered the first growth factor, a hormone-like protein that regulates cell responses such as proliferation and ...
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Feb 6, 2020 · Stanley Cohen, a legendary Vanderbilt University biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of epidermal growth factor and its receptor, died in Nashville on Feb. 5. Cohen, distinguished professor of biochemistry, emeritus, was 97.
Feb 7, 2020 · Stanley Cohen, a Brooklyn-born biochemist who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in medicine for the discovery of chemicals that promote and help regulate the growth of cells — research that greatly...
Feb 6, 2020 · By: Bill Snyder. Vanderbilt University biochemist Stanley Cohen, PhD, whose discovery of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor earned him a Nobel Prize and opened the door to a new class of cancer therapies, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Nashville. He was 97.
Dec 9, 2011 · Cohen is the second Vanderbilt faculty member to win the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. The late Earl Sutherland was honored in 1971 for discoveries related to cellular signaling and hormone action. Like many scientific advances, Cohen’s was serendipitous.
