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British pharmacologist. He shared a 1982 Nobel Prize for research on prostaglandins.
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| John Robert Vane | |
| Born | 29 March 1927 Tardebigg, Worcestershire |
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| Died | 19 November 2004 Kent |
| Citizenship | British |
| Nationality | English |
| Fields | pharmacology |
| Known for | aspirin, prostaglandin |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 |
Sir John Robert Vane (29 March 1927 – 19 November 2004) was an English pharmacologist, born in Tardebigg, Worcestershire. His father was the son of immigrants from Russia and his mother came from a Worcestershire farming family. He was educated at King Edward's School in Edgbaston, Birmingham, and studied Chemistry at the University of Birmingham in 1944. Vane completed a doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Oxford in 1953.
He held a post at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences of the University of London in the Royal College of Surgeons of England for 18 years. During that time he developed certain bioassay techniques that led to important scientific discoveries. He won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 for his work on aspirin in which he discovered it inhibited prostaglandin biosynthesis[1][2][3][4].
In 1973, Vane left academia and took up the position of director of research of the Wellcome Foundation. He was knighted in 1984. In 1985 he returned to academic life at the William Harvey Research Institute at the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital (now Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry).[5].
He died on November, 19, 2004 in Princess Royal Hospital, Kent from long-term complications arising from leg and hip fractures he sustained in May of that year.
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