Bengt I. Samuelsson
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Bengt I. Samuelsson is a Swedish biochemist and Nobel Prize–winning scientist renowned for his pioneering research on prostaglandins and related biologically active lipids.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
MD
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PhD ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
NERFINISHED
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Gairdner Foundation International Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-05-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Karolinska Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Karolinska Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Samuelsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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eicosanoids ⓘ lipid research ⓘ prostaglandins ⓘ |
| givenName | Bengt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
biological actions of eicosanoids
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biosynthesis of prostaglandins ⓘ metabolism of arachidonic acid ⓘ |
| influenced | development of anti-inflammatory drugs targeting eicosanoid pathways ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery and characterization of prostaglandin endoperoxides
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research on leukotrienes ⓘ research on prostaglandins ⓘ research on thromboxanes ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Pontifical Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.motivation | discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.sharedWith |
John R. Vane
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Sune K. Bergström NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1982 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Lars-Åke H. Fredholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Halmstad, Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the Nobel Foundation
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professor of physiological chemistry at Karolinska Institute ⓘ rector of Karolinska Institute ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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