Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Year:1926
Number:27 - 0
 
Nominee:
Name:Peyton Rous
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1879
Year, Death:1970
Profession:MD
University:Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller University)
City:New York
State:NY
Country:UNITED STATES (US)
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1966
 
Motivation:Showed that malignant tumors could be caused by a filterable agent.
 
Nominator:
Name:Karl Landsteiner
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1868
Year, Death:1943
Profession:prof, dept head, Nobel Laureate med 1930
University:Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller University)
City:New York
State:NY
Country:UNITED STATES (US)
 
Comments: Evaluation included W. Gye and K. Yamagiwa.