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John Jacob Abel

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American biochemist and pharmacologist (1857-1938)

United StatesDoctorsLived 1857 to 1938 · aged 81
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John Jacob Abel was an American biochemist and pharmacologist. He established the pharmacology department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1893, and then became America's first full-time professor of pharmacology.

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1938Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1934George M. Kober Medal
1933Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
1927Willard Gibbs Award
1925George M. Kober Lectureship

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John Jacob Abel was an American biochemist and pharmacologist. He established the pharmacology department at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1893, and then became America's first full-time professor of pharmacology. During his time at Hopkins, he made several important medical advancements, especially in the field of hormone extraction. In addition to his laboratory work, he founded several significant scientific journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry and the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

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United States
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Doctors
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Doctor
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deceased
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Lived 1857 to 1938 · aged 81
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