Andrew Schally

Also known as Andrew V. Schally, A. V. Schally, A V Schally, A. Schally, Schally A, Schally A., Schally A. V., A. W. Schally

Polish-American endocrinologist (1926–2024)

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Andrew Schally was a Polish-American endocrinologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1977 for his discoveries about hormones in the brain that control the pituitary gland. His work helped explain how the body regulates important functions like reproduction and metabolism, which has contributed to treatments for conditions ranging from cancer to infertility.

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Andrzej Viktor "Andrew" Schally (30 November 1926 – 17 October 2024) was a Polish-American endocrinologist who was a co-recipient, with Roger Guillemin and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

This award recognized his research in the discovery that the hypothalamus controls hormone production and release by the pituitary gland, which controls the regulation of other hormones in the body.