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Encyclopedia > Andrew Schally
Andrzej Viktor Schally

Born 30 November 1926 (1926-11-30) (age 83)
Wilno, Second Polish Republic
Profession Medicine
Institutions Baylor College of Medicine
Tulane University
Specialism Endocrinology
Education McGill University
Notable prizes Albert Lasker Award (1975)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)

Andrzej "Andrew" Viktor Schally (born November 30, 1926) is a Polish-born American endocrinologist and Nobel Prize laureate (1977) in medicine. Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... Anthem: Mazurek DÄ…browskiego Capital Warsaw Language(s) Polish Government Republic President List Prime minister List Legislature Sejm Historical era Interwar period  - World War I November 11, 1918  - Invasion November 2, 1939 Area  - 1939 388,600 km2 150,039 sq mi Population  - 1939 est. ... Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is ranked among the top Schools of medicine in the United States. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. ... The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is awarded by the Lasker Foundation for the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of disease. ... Emil Adolf von Behring was the first person to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on the treatment of diphtheria. ... Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. ... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ...

Biography

Schally was born in Wilno, Second Polish Republic (now Vilnius, Lithuania), as the son of Gen. Brigadier Kazimierz Schally who was Chief of the Cabinet of President Ignacy Mościcki of Poland. During World War II, Schally survived the Holocaust while living among the Jewish-Polish Community in Roumania. In 1945, he moved via Italy and France to England and Scotland. Schally received his education in Scotland and England. In 1952, he moved to Canada. He received his doctorate in endocrinology from McGill University in 1957. That same year he left for a research career in the United States where he has worked principally at Tulane University. Schally currently conducts research in Endocrinology at the Miami Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Miami, Fl. A Canadian citizen when he left Canada, Schally became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1962. He was affiliated with the Baylor College of Medicine for some years in Houston, Texas.[1] Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... Anthem: Mazurek DÄ…browskiego Capital Warsaw Language(s) Polish Government Republic President List Prime minister List Legislature Sejm Historical era Interwar period  - World War I November 11, 1918  - Invasion November 2, 1939 Area  - 1939 388,600 km2 150,039 sq mi Population  - 1939 est. ... Not to be confused with Vilnius city municipality. ... Brigadier (IPA pronunciation: ) is a military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation. ... Office Term of office from June 1, 1926, until September 30, 1939 Profession Professor of chemistry Political party none (until 1892, Proletariat) Spouse Maria, née DobrzaÅ„ska Date of birth December 1, 1867 Place of birth Mierzanów, Poland Date of death October 2, 1946 Place of death Versoix... Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. ... McGill University is a public co-educational research university located in Montréal, Québec, Canada. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Naturalization is the process whereby a person becomes a national of a nation, or a citizen of a country, other than the one of his birth. ... Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is ranked among the top Schools of medicine in the United States. ...


He developed a whole new realm of knowledge concerning the brain's control over the body chemistry. His works also addressed birth control methods and growth hormones. He—as well as Roger Guillemin—described the neurohormone GnRH that controls FSH and LH. Hormone is also the NATO reporting name for the Soviet/Russian Kamov Ka-25 military helicopter. ... Roger Guillemin (born January 11, 1924 in Dijon, Bourgogne, France) received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and Nobel prize for medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones. ... A neurohormone is any hormone produced by neurosecretory cells, usually in the brain. ... Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) is a peptide hormone responsible for the release of FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary. ... Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is a hormone produced by gonadotropes in the anterior pituitary gland. ... LH, Lh, or lh may stand for: Left-handed or left hand Lernout & Hauspie, a Belgium-based speech and language technology leader company Luteinizing hormone, a hormone synthesized and secreted by gonadotropes in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland Lufthansa (IATA airline designator), the largest German airline Love Hina...


Schally received an honoris causa Doctors degree from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He received a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1977. For several academies alternatively called Krakow Academy, see Education in Kraków The Jagiellonian University (Polish: , often shortened to UJ) is located in Kraków, Poland. ... For other uses, see Krakow (disambiguation) and Cracow (disambiguation). ...

References

  1. ^ Andrew V. Schally - Autobiography


 
 

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