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Ghanaian biochemist who is the Head of the Virology Laboratory and Lead of Monitoring and Evaluation West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) and he is also the Head Of Department Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology in the University Of Ghana known for whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 strains that are ...
Dorothy Hodgkin (English, 1910–1994) — winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, known for determining the structures of penicillin, vitamin B12, and insulin; Alexander Hollaender (American, 1898–1986) — founded the science of radiation biology; early evidence for nucleic acid as the genetic material
Atomic physics, particle physics, cell biology, and neuroscience dominated the two subjects outside chemistry, while molecular chemistry was the chief prize-winning discipline in its domain. Molecular chemists won 5.3% of all science Nobel Prizes during this period. [17]
Different organisations are responsible for awarding the individual prizes; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Economics; the Swedish Academy awards the Prize in Literature; the Karolinska Institute awards the Prize in Physiology or Medicine; and the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Prize in Peace. [3]
J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964), British (later Indian) biologist known for work in physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology and mathematics; co-founder of population genetics; John Scott Haldane (1860–1936), Scottish physician and physiologist who made many important discoveries about the human body and the nature of gases
Stuart L. Schreiber (born 1956), American chemist, a pioneer in a field of chemical biology; Richard R. Schrock (born 1945), 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Peter Schultz (born 1956), American chemist; Glenn T. Seaborg (1912–1999), 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Nils Gabriel Sefström (1787–1845), chemist; Francesco Selmi (1817–1881 ...
Physical chemistry: Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765) The first to read lectures in physical chemistry and coin the term (1752). Jacobus van 't Hoff (1852–1911) Jacobus van 't Hoff is considered one of the founders of the discipline of physical chemistry. His work helped found the discipline as it is today. [71] [72] [73] Svante Arrhenius (1859 ...
"for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment" 1988 George H. Hitchings: Hoquiam, Washington, U.S. "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment" 1986 Stanley Cohen: Brooklyn, New York, U.S. "for their discoveries of growth factors" 1986 Rita Levi-Montalcini: Turin, Italy "for their discoveries of growth ...