The Nomination Database for the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1901-1953

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Year	Nominator	Nominee(s)	Motivation
1906	Paterson	Beard	The discovery of the existence in lower vertebrates of an independent nervous system which arises and is functional during earlier embryonic stages, the discovery of the true nature of the thymus gland, demonstration of the direct morphological continuity of the germ cells of vertebrate animals.	Show »
1912	Mathews	Schäfer	Work on the physiology of the organs of endocrine secretion, and in particular the supra-renal capsules and the pituitary gland.	Show »
1913	Herring	Schäfer	Work on the action of ductless glands, introduction of artificial respiration for the restoral of the apparently drowned, research on the structure and physiology of muscular contraction, investigations on the central nervous system, work on general histology and the address upon "The Origin of Life".	Show »
1929	Jolly	Sharpey Schafer	Generally advancing the field of physiology, but especially for his work on internal secretion.	Show »
1929	Philip	Sharpey Schafer	Generally advancing the field of physiology, but especially for his work on internal secretion.	Show »
1934	Robertson	Philip	"Promotion of a schema for the prevention of tuberculosis".	Show »
1945	Henschen	Muller	Production of mutations by means of X-ray irradiation.	Show »

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