1918 - 1999
Gertrude B. Elion American Biologist
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| First Name |
Gertrude
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| Middle Name |
B.
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| Last Name |
Elion
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| Birthday |
23rd January, 1918
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| Birthplace |
New York City
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| Died |
21st February, 1999
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| Place of Death |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Biologist
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| Official Websites |
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1988/elion-bio.html
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Gertrude "Trudy" Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black for their use of innovative methods of rational drug design for the development of new drugs. This new method focused on understanding the target of the drug rather than simply using trial-and-error. Her work led to the creation of the AIDS drug AZT. Her well known works also include the development of the first immunosuppressive drug, azathioprine, used to fight rejection in organ transplants, and the first successful antiviral drug, acyclovir (ACV), used in the treatment of herpes infection.
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