Famous Medical Scientists - List of Famous Medical Scientists - page 2
Medical scientists conduct research with the aim of improving human health. They study the various diseases that afflict human beings, their causes, and how they can be prevented and treated. Medical research adds to the existing base of scientific knowledge on health and medicine through experimentation. By studying human diseases and their underlying causes, scientists are able to develop newer drugs or improve existing treatment procedures. New breakthroughs in the field of medicine that has the potential to save thousands of lives each year is the result of extensive medical research. The main purpose of medical research is to search for newer methods of improving healthcare available to human beings which culminates in the development of better medicines and treatment procedures. These scientists also work to investigate methods of disease prevention through drugs and vaccination. Medical scientists may conduct research in laboratories, or work directly with patients in trial procedures to analyze how they respond to certain treatments. They basically work in research institutions, clinics, hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The findings of their research are published in scientific papers in order to disseminate their results to others. Browse this section to explore biographies and timelines about the life and works of various famous medical scientists from all over the world.
The Most Famous Medical Scientists | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Cesar Milstein | October 8, 1927 | Argentinian | Cesar Milstein was an Argentinian biochemist who received the Nobel Prize for his discovery of monoclonal antibody |
| Frederick Banting | November 14, 1891 | Canadian | Frederick Banting was a Canadian medical scientist and physician who won the Nobel Prize for discovering insulin |
| Johannes Peter Müller | July 14, 1801 | German | Johannes Peter Müller was a German physiologist and comparative anatomist |
| Henry Faulds | June 1, 1843 | British | Henry Faulds was a Scottish physician, missionary and scientist who laid the groundwork for the development of fingerprinting |
| Ludvig Puusepp | 1875 | Estonian | Ludvig Puusepp was an Estonian surgeon and the world's first professor of neurosurgery |
| Ulf von Euler | February 7, 1905 | Swedish | Ulf von Euler was a noted Swedish physiologist who was one of the joint winners of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Torsten Wiesel | June 3, 1924 | Swedish | Torsten Wiesel is a Nobel Prize winning Swedish neurophysiologist who was one of the co-recipients of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| August Krogh | November 15, 1874 | Danish | August Krogh was a Danish professor who was conferred with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1920 |
| Jules Bordet | June 13, 1870 | Belgian | Jules Bordet was a Belgian microbiologist and immunologist who won the 1919 Nobel Prize in Medicine "for his discoveries relating to immunity" |
| Harold E. Varmus | December 18, 1939 | American | Harold E |
Ulf von Euler
Ulf von Euler was a noted Swedish physiologist who was one of the joint winners of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Frederick Chapman Robbins
Frederick Chapman Robbins was an American paediatrician and virologist who was one of the joint winners of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology 1954
August Krogh
August Krogh was a Danish professor who was conferred with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1920
Jules Bordet
Jules Bordet was a Belgian microbiologist and immunologist who won the 1919 Nobel Prize in Medicine "for his discoveries relating to immunity"
Karl Landsteiner
Karl Landsteiner was a Nobel Prize winning scientist from Austria who developed the classification of blood group
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich was a Nobel Prize winning German scientist who invented the medicine to cure syphilis and diphtheria
Henry Faulds
Henry Faulds was a Scottish physician, missionary and scientist who laid the groundwork for the development of fingerprinting
Upendranath Brahmachari
Upendranath Brahmachari was a renowned Indian scientist and a prominent medical practitioner of his era
Ludvig Puusepp
Ludvig Puusepp was an Estonian surgeon and the world's first professor of neurosurgery
Frederick Banting
Frederick Banting was a Canadian medical scientist and physician who won the Nobel Prize for discovering insulin