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

Year Nominator Nominee(s) Motivation  
1908 Tyrade Mechnikov In recognition of his studies of infectious disease, and his contributions to science in general. Show »
1929 Macfie Campbell Minot Work on the treatment of pernicious anemia by means of a diet rich in liver. Show »
1929 Osgood Minot Work on the treatment of pernicious anemia by means of a diet rich in liver. Show »
1940 Cannon Berger Development of the electroencephalograph. Show »
1940 Cannon Goldblatt Experimental method of producing hypertension through renal ischemia. Show »
1940 Cannon Houssay Influence of glands of internal secretion on control of carbohydrate storage and utilization; especially the physiological importance of the pituitary gland for carbohydrate metabolism. Show »
1940 Cannon Sakel Introduced the use of insulin in the treatment of schizophrenia. Show »
1940 Forbes Cannon Work on the motility of the intestinal tract, adrenal function and homeostasis. Show »
1940 Pemberton Smith
Smith
Investigation of a possible hormonal cause of toxemia of pregnancy. Show »
1940 Zinsser Northrop Purification and crystallization of trypsin, pepsin, pepsinogen, chymo-pepsinogen. Also, studies of enzyme kinetics. Show »
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