Alexis Carrel
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| Alexis Carrel | |
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| Born | June 28, 1873 Lyons, France |
| Died | November 5, 1944 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Surgery |
| Institutions | Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York, NY, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Lyons |
| Known for | Transplants |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1912) |
Alexis Carrel (June 28, 1873 - November 5, 1944) was a French surgeon.[1] He won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on joining blood vessels and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs.[2]
[change] References
- ↑ "Biography of Alexis Carrel". The Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1912/carrel-bio.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1912". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1912/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
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