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Bernard Brodie

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American biochemist (1907-1989)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1907 to 1989 · aged 82
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Bernard Beryl Brodie was a founding scientist in the area of biochemical and neurochemical pharmacology whose work in the 1940s and 1950s had great impact. He was a major figure in the fields of drug metabolism and drug therapy, studying how the absorption and interactions of drugs in the body.

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Awards 5

1969Schmiedeberg Badge
1968National Medal of Science
1967Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
1967Scheele Award
1963doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris

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Bernard Beryl Brodie was a founding scientist in the area of biochemical and neurochemical pharmacology whose work in the 1940s and 1950s had great impact. He was a major figure in the fields of drug metabolism and drug therapy, studying how the absorption and interactions of drugs in the body. Brodie helped to found and lead the Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology at the National Heart Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, one of the National Institutes of Health. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.

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United Kingdom
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1907 to 1989 · aged 82
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