Pedro Cuatrecasas
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Pedro Cuatrecasas | |
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| Born | 27 September 1936 Madrid,Spain |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Washington University School of Medicine,M.D. 1962 |
| Known for | Invention of affinity chromatography |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, pharmacology, medicine |
| Institutions | UC San Diego |
Pedro Cuatrecasas(born 27 September 1936) is an Americanbiochemistand an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology & Medicine at theUniversity of California San Diego.[1]
Birth and education[edit]
Pedro Cuatrecasas was born in 1936 inMadrid,Spain.[2]He completed his A.B. fromWashington University in St. Louisin 1958. He completed his M.D. fromWashington University School of Medicinein 1962.
Research[edit]
Pedro Cuatrecasas is known for the invention and development of affinity chromatography, a process utilized within the Aethlon HemopurifierTM. He was involved in the discovery, development and marketing registration of more than forty medicines. Some of those medicines include:zidovudine(AZT, AIDS),acyclovir(Zovirax, anti-herpes),permethrin(Rid, head and body lice),bupropion(Wellbutrin, antidepressant),colfosceril palmitate(Exosurf, infant acute respiratory distress),remifentanil(Ultiva, analgesic/anesthetic),sumatriptan(Imigran, migraine), salmeterol (Serement, asthma),tacrine(Cognex, Alzheimers),gabapentin(Neurontin, epilepsy and neuropathic pain),troglitazone(Rezulin, diabetes), andatorvastatin(Lipitor, cholesterol lowering).
In 1987 Pedro Cuatrecasas won theWolf Prize in Medicinein 1987 along withMeir Wilchek"for the invention and development ofaffinity chromatographyand its applications to biomedical sciences. "[3]
References[edit]
- ^"Pedro Cuatrecasas at the University of California San Diego".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-05-16.Retrieved2007-09-23.
- ^The International Who's Who, 1989-90.Europa Publications. 1989.ISBN9780946653508.
- ^The Wolf Prize in Medicine
External links[edit]
- CV of Pedro Cuatrecasas
- Researchers Share Prize in Medicine
- The Wolf Prize in Medicine in 1987 (detail)
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- 1936 births
- Spanish emigrants to the United States
- American biochemists
- Spanish biochemists
- Washington University School of Medicine alumni
- University of California, San Diego alumni
- Wolf Prize in Medicine laureates
- Living people
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Members of the National Academy of Medicine
- Washington University in St. Louis alumni