When was E. Donnall Thomas born?

E. Donnall Thomas was born on 15 March 1920 in Mart.

Where did E. Donnall Thomas study?

E. Donnall Thomas was educated at Harvard Medical School.

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E. Donnall Thomas

American hematologist (1920-2012)

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Edward Donnall "Don" Thomas (March 15, 1920 – October 20, 2012) was 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. In 1990 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph E. Murray for the development of cell and organ transplantation. Thomas and his wife and research partner Dottie Thomas developed bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for leukemia.

Quick facts

Born: 15 March 1920 wd
Place of birth: Mart wd
Died: 20 October 2012 wd
Place of death: Seattle wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: physician, university teacher, hematologist, physicist wd
Education: Harvard Medical School wd
Spouse: Dottie Thomas wd

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1990)
Canada Gairdner International Award (1990)
National Medal of Science (1990)
Kettering Prize (1981)
George M. Kober Medal (1992)
Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award

About

Thomas was a lead investigator in a failed series of experimental treatments for leukemia and for Graft-versus-host disease at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center from 1981 to 1993. Participants were not informed that Thomas and other researchers had a potential financial conflict of interest in the trials, and were never properly informed of the risks. The study continued despite objections from members of the Center’s Internal Review Board. 84 of the 85 participants in the study died.

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When was E. Donnall Thomas born?: E. Donnall Thomas was born on 15 March 1920 in Mart.
Where did E. Donnall Thomas study?: E. Donnall Thomas was educated at Harvard Medical School.

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