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

Year Nominator Nominee(s) Motivation  
1927 Bonaba Calmette Vaccination of infants against tuberculosis. Show »
1927 Morquio Calmette Work on tuberculosis, especially immunization against the disease. Show »
1939 Berta Houssay Discovery of the physiological role of the anterior hypophysis in carbohydrate metabolism; work on the relation of the kidney to hypertension. Show »
1939 Gaminara Houssay Discovery of the physiological role of the anterior hypophysis in carbohydrate metabolism; work on the relation of the kidney to hypertension. Show »
1939 Navarro Houssay Discovery of the physiological role of the anterior hypophysis in carbohydrate metabolism; work on the relation of the kidney to hypertension. Show »
1939 Vazquez-Barriere Houssay Discovery of the physiological role of the anterior hypophysis in carbohydrate metabolism; work on the relation of the kidney to hypertension. Show »
1950 Bennati Lapicque
Bourgignon
Work on "chronaxy" and its applications in medicine and neuromuscular physiology Show »
1950 Fontana Mussio-Fournier Work on endocrinology (treatment of ocular diseases with instillation of pituitary and muscle extracts). Show »
1950 Mussio-Fournier Evans Purification of the pituitary adrenocorticotrophic hormone. Show »
1950 Piaggio Blanco Kendall
Goldblatt
E C Kendall: The understanding of the physiology of the adreal glands, and treatment of arthritis. H Goldblatt: The connection between renal ischemia and hypertension. Show »
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