Biography
Andrzej Viktor " Andrew " Schally (30 November 1926 – 17 October 2024) was a Polish-American endocrinologist who was a co-recipient, with Roger Guillemin and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow , of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] This award recognized his research in the discovery that the hypothalamus controls hormone production and release by the pituitary gland , which controls the regulation of other hormones in the body. [ 5 ] Later in life, Schally utilized his knowledge of hypothalamic hormones to research possible methods for birth control and cancer treatment. Education: McGill University
About the Lasker Award
The Lasker Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine. They are administered by the Lasker Foundation, founded by advertising pioneer Albert Lasker and his wife Mary Woodard Lasker (a medical research activist). The awards are sometimes referred to as "America's Nobels."
Quick Facts
- Award: Lasker Award - Basic Medical Research
- Added: 2026-02-07
- Source: Wikipedia
- Established: 1946
- Presented by: Lasker Foundation