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Sir John Robert Vane FRS (29 March 1927 – 19 November 2004) 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.
John Vane was the only member of the gang of 1863 to survive. Following the death of Micky Burke in a gun battle near Rockley, Vane left the gang and surrendered to a Priest near Carcoar. The remaining members all died a violent death by the bullet; either by police or private citizen.
Young, impressionable scientists from various disciplines and older, less impressionable pharmacologists all came to work with him. His laboratory gradually became the most active and important centre for pharmacological research in the U.K. and the main school for training of young pharmacologists.
Nov 19, 2004 · John R. Vane. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982. Born: 29 March 1927, Tardebigg, United Kingdom. Died: 19 November 2004, Farnborough, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, United Kingdom.
Sir John Robert Vane was an English biochemist who, with Sune K. Bergström and Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1982 for the isolation, identification, and analysis of prostaglandins.
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John Vane (16 June 1842 – 30 January 1906) was an Australian bushranger who joined with the John Gilbert's gang for a short period during 1863. He rode with Gilbert, Ben Hall, John O’Meally and his friend Mick Burke, all of whom eventually met violent deaths.
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The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Notorious Australian Bushranger is a 1910 Australian silent film about the bushranger John Vane, who was a member of Ben Hall's gang. It is considered a lost film.
