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E. Donnall Thomas

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E. Donnall Thomas

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Also known as Don Thomas, Edward Donnall Thomas, E. D. Thomas

American hematologist (1920-2012)

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E. Donnall Thomas (1920–2012) was an American physician, hematologist, and university teacher. Born in Mart, he received his education at Harvard Medical School. Thomas served as a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Polish Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium. He was employed by the University of Washington.

Thomas was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Canada Gairdner International Award, the National Medal of Science, and the Kettering Prize. His field of work was medicine. He died in Seattle of heart failure.

As an author, Thomas wrote works including *How Sportsmen Saved the World*, *To all things a season*, *Fool hen blues*, *Fly fishing*, and *Classic papers in hematological oncology*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
18

Top works

  • How Sportsmen Saved the World
  • To all things a season
  • Fool hen blues
  • Fly fishing
  • Classic papers in hematological oncology

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Norway
Active from
1980-07-04
composerepicepic musicorchestralsoundtracktrailer

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Key facts

Born
Edward Donnall Thomas , ( 1920-03-15 ) March 15, 1920, Mart, Texas , U.S.
Died
October 20, 2012 (2012-10-20) (aged 92), Seattle , Washington , U.S.
Education
University of Texas at Austin ( BA , MA ), Harvard University ( MD )
Known for
Transplantation
Awards
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine , National Medal of Science
Fields
Medicine
Institutions
Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Notable students
Eloise Giblett

via Wikipedia infobox

Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1990

    for their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease

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Encyclopedic overview

Edward Donnall "Don" Thomas (March 15, 1920 – October 20, 2012) was an American physician, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and director emeritus of the clinical research division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In 1990 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph E. Murray for the development of cell and organ transplantation. Thomas and his wife and research partner Dottie Thomas developed bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for leukemia.

Thomas was a lead investigator in a failed series of experimental treatments for leukemia and for Graft-versus-host disease at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center from 1981 to 1993. Participants were not informed that Thomas and other researchers had a potential financial conflict of interest in the trials, and were never properly informed of the risks. The study continued despite objections from members of the Center’s Internal Review Board. 84 of the 85 participants in the study died.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “E. Donnall Thomas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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