1988 CE
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988
Nobel Prizes · Physiology or Medicine
The 1988 award linked this prize to Sir James W. Black, Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings. This event records institutional recognition; it does not date the discovery, work, or action being recognized.
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Recipient of this award: Sir James W. Black
Check the official award recordRecipient of this award: Gertrude B. Elion
Check the official award recordRecipient of this award: George H. Hitchings
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