Roger Guillemin

Roger Charles Louis Guillemin (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe ʃaʁl lwi ɡijmɛ̃]; born January 11, 1924) is a French-American neuroscientist. He received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones, sharing the prize that year with Andrew Schally and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.

Roger Charles Louis Guillemin
Roger Charles Louis Guillemin
Born (1924-01-11) January 11, 1924
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversité de Montréal
Université de Bourgogne
Known forNeurohormones
AwardsNational Medal of Science,
Nobel Prize (1977)
Dickson Prize (1977)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
Neurology
InstitutionsBaylor College of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
Doctoral studentsWylie Vale
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