| Edward Calvin Kendall | |
| Born | March 8, 1886 South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA |
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| Died | May 4, 1972 (aged 86) |
| Fields | Chemist, Biochemist |
| Institutions | Parke-Davis (Detroit, Michigan 1910-1911) St. Luke's Hospital (New York, NY 1911-1914) Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN 1914-1951) Princeton University (Princeton, NJ 1951-1972) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Known for | isolation of thyroxine discovery of cortisone |
| Notable awards | Lasker Award (1949) Passano Foundation (1950)  Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1950) |
Edward Calvin Kendall (March 8, 1886, South Norwalk, CT – May 4, 1972) was an American chemist who, together with Philip S. Hench and Tadeus Reichstein, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950 for research at the Mayo Clinic on the structure and biological effects of adrenal cortex hormones. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common South Norwalk (known also as SoNo) is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes in living Organisms It deals with the Structure and function of cellular components such as Parke-Davis is a Subsidiary of the Pharmaceutical company Pfizer. St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center is a 1076-bed full-service community and tertiary care hospital serving New York City’s Midtown West, Upper West Side and The City of New York Mayo Clinic is a Non-profit medical practice Its headquarters the Mayo Medical School and its research facilities are in Rochester Minnesota in Rochester is a City in the US state of Minnesota and is the County seat of Olmsted County. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. See also Princeton Township New Jersey, Borough of Princeton New Jersey Princeton Borough New Jersey Princeton Township New Jersey this Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Thyroxine, or 353'5'-tetraiodothyronine (often abbreviated as T4) a form of Thyroid hormones is the major Hormone secreted by the Cortisone (ˈkɔrtɨsoʊn or /ˈkɔrtɨzoʊn/ (ˈkôrtəˌsōn or -zōn (17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone is a Steroid Hormone. The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to Medical science. The Passano Foundation, established in 1945, provides an annual award of (USD $ 100 000 to an American research scientist whose work is thought to have immediate The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common South Norwalk (known also as SoNo) is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry. Philip Showalter Hench ( February 28, 1896 &ndash March 30, 1965) was an American Physician who with E Tadeusz Reichstein ( July 20, 1897 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a Polish-born Swiss Chemist and Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mayo Clinic is a Non-profit medical practice Its headquarters the Mayo Medical School and its research facilities are in Rochester Minnesota in Situated along the perimeter of the Adrenal gland, the adrenal cortex mediates the stress response through the production of Mineralocorticoids and Glucocorticoids Hormones (from Greek ὁρμή - "impetus" are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body He was credited for the discovery of the hormone Cortisone. Cortisone (ˈkɔrtɨsoʊn or /ˈkɔrtɨzoʊn/ (ˈkôrtəˌsōn or -zōn (17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone is a Steroid Hormone. He earned his B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1908, 1909 and 1910, respectively. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League.
Kendall Elementary School, in Norwalk, is named after him.
External links
- Edward Calvin Kendall Biography
- Photo portrait from 1950
- The Lasker Foundation - Clinical Medical Research Award. Retrieved on 2008-06-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
- The Passano Foundation, Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-06-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
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