| Edward Donnall (Don) Thomas | |
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| Born | 15 March 1920 |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | physics |
| Known for | transplantation |
| Notable awards |  Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, National Medal of Science in 1990 |
Dr. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT or bone marrow transplantation is a medical procedure in the field of Hematology and Oncology that involves The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in Science and Engineering who have made important Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Edward Donnall (Don) Thomas (b. March 15, 1920) is an American physician, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and director emeritus of the clinical research division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University Nobel Prize Recipients The Hutchinson Center is home to three recipients of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. In 1990 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph E. Murray for the development of cell and organ transplantation. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Joseph E Murray (born 1 April 1919) American surgeon performed the first successful human kidney transplant from an adult to his identical Thomas developed bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for leukemia. Bone marrow is the flexible tissue found in the hollow interior of Bones In adults marrow in large bones produces new Blood cells It constitutes 4% of Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT or bone marrow transplantation is a medical procedure in the field of Hematology and Oncology that involves Leukemia or leukaemia (Greek leukos λευκός, "white" aima αίμα, "blood" is a Cancer of the Blood
Thomas attended the University of Texas at Austin, he studied chemistry and chemical engineering, graduating with a B.A. in 1941 and an M. A. in 1943. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Chemical engineering is the branch of Engineering that deals with the application of Physical science (e Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. While Thomas was an undergraduate he met his wife, Dorothy (Dottie) Martin while she was training to be journalist. They had three children. Thomas entered Harvard Medical School in 1943, receiving a M.D. in 1946. Harvard Medical School ( HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University and currently the #1 medical school in America as ranked by U Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dottie became a lab technician during this time to support the family, the pair have worked closely ever since.
Thomas also received National Medal of Science in 1990. The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in Science and Engineering who have made important Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
References
- Fred Hutchinson Research Center. Nobel Prize: The Don and Dottie Story
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1990
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