John Robert Vane
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| John Robert Vane | |
 John Robert Vane
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| Born | March 29, 1927 |
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| Died | November 19, 2004 |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | pharmacology |
| Known for | aspirin, prostaglandin |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 |
Sir John Robert Vane (March 29, 1927 – November 19, 2004) was a British pharmacologist. His father was the son of immigrants from Russia and his mother came from a Worcestershire farming family. He was educated at King Edward's School in Edgbaston, Birmingham, and studied Chemistry at the University of Birmingham in 1944. Vane completed a doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Oxford in 1953.
He held a post at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of the University of London in the Royal College of Surgeons of England for 18 years. During that time he developed certain bioassay techniques that led to important scientific discoveries. He won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 for his work on aspirin in which he discovered it inhibited prostaglandin biosynthesis[1][2][3][4].
In 1973, Vane left academia and took up the position of director of research of the Wellcome Foundation. Twelve years later, however, he returned to academic life at the William Harvey Research Institute at the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital (now Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry).[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Moncada, S; Ferreira, S H & Vane, J R (1975), "Inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis as the mechanism of analgesia of aspirin-like drugs in the dog knee joint.", Eur. J. Pharmacol. 31(2): 250-60, 1975 Apr, PMID:1149792, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1149792>
- ^ Ferreira, S H; Moncada, S & Vane, J R (1973), "Further experiments to establish that the analgesic action of aspirin-like drugs depends on the inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis.", Br. J. Pharmacol. 47(3): 629P-630P, 1973 Mar, PMID:4199867, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4199867>
- ^ Ferreira, S H; Moncada, S & Vane, J R (1971), "Indomethacin and aspirin abolish prostaglandin release from the spleen.", Nature New Biol. 231(25): 237-9, 1971 Jun 23, PMID:5284362, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5284362>
- ^ Vane, J R (1971), "Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis as a mechanism of action for aspirin-like drugs.", Nature New Biol. 231(25): 232-5, 1971 Jun 23, PMID:5284360, <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5284360>
- ^ "Queen Mary, University of London Notable Alumni and Staff". Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
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