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Otto Folin. Edward Adelbert Doisy (November 13, 1893 – October 23, 1986) [1] was an American biochemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943 with Henrik Dam for their discovery of vitamin K (K from "Koagulations-Vitamin" in German) and its chemical structure . Doisy was born in Hume, Illinois, on November 13, 1893.
Edward Adelbert Doisy (born Nov. 13, 1893, Hume, Ill., U.S.—died Oct. 23, 1986, St. Louis, Mo.) was an American biochemist who shared the 1943 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Henrik Dam for his isolation and synthesis of the antihemorrhagic vitamin K (1939), used in medicine and surgery. Doisy earned his bachelor’s and master ...
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Edward Adelbert Doisy. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1943. Born: 13 November 1893, Hume, IL, USA. Died: 23 October 1986, St. Louis, MO, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA. Prize motivation: “for his discovery of the chemical nature of vitamin K”.
Jun 8, 2018 · Doisy, Edward Adelbert (1893–1986) US biochemist. He researched blood buffers, vitamins and metabolism. He also isolated the female sex hormones, oestrone (1929) and oestradiol (1935). Doisy shared the 1943 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with Henrik Dam, for their analysis of vitamin K. World Encyclopedia.
Edward Adelbert Doisy. 1893-1986. American biochemist known for his isolation and synthesis of vitamin K, as well as his research on sex hormones. In 1939 Doisy isolated pure Vitamin K, which expedites blood clotting, from natural sources and figured out a way to produce K-1 synthetically. He also isolated the sex hormones estrone, estriol, and ...
May 5, 2020 · The Doisy family gathers with SLU leaders to honor the life and work of Edward A. Doisy, Ph.D.. SLU archival photo. In 1968, a research wing at the School of Medicine was dedicated to and named in Doisy’s honor. Doisy and his second wife, Margaret McCormick Doisy, pledged $1,000,000 to the expansion and renovation of SLU’s Pius XII Memorial ...
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Oct 25, 1986 · Dr. Edward Adelbert Doisy Sr., the 1943 Nobel Prize winner in physiology and medicine who isolated vitamin K and two female hormones, died Thursday. He was 92 years old. The internationally ...
