Van Rensselaer Potter
American biochemist (1911-2001) · United States · Scientists · Died at 90
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Something wrong?Van Rensselaer Potter II was an American biochemist, oncologist, and bioethicist. Born in northeast South Dakota, Potter was professor of oncology at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than five decades.
A life in dates
2001Died6 September 20011981Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer ResearchAward1964AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer ResearchAward1947Pfizer Award in Enzyme ChemistryAward1911Born27 August 1911
Awards
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Jack L. StromingerBoth received Pfizer Award in Enzyme ChemistryArnold J. LevineBoth received AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer ResearchPeter K. VogtBoth received Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer ResearchRobert TjianBoth received Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2001 · aged 90
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