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Camillo Golgi
Camillo Golgi was an Italian biologist and pathologist who was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his works on the central nervous system. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia between 1860 and 1868 under the tutelage of Cesare Lombroso. Inspired by pathologist Giulio Bizzozero, he pursued research in the nervous system. His discovery of a staining technique called…
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science · Italian biologist and pathologist (1843–1926) · cell biologist · physician · neurologist · professor · pathologist · anatomist · politician · scientist · university teacher · Nobel Prize winner · also Camillo Golgi, Golgi
Born 7 July 1843 · Died 21 January 1926 · Q150630
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1994· 1 entry
The European Community commemorated him with postage stamps
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1926· 1 entry
Died 1926-01-21.
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1923· 1 entry
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1923).
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1918· 1 entry
And continued to research in his private laboratory till 1923
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1913· 1 entry
Became foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1906· 4 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1906).
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For his studies of the structure of the nervous system
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"in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system"
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1903· 1 entry
Golgi was named an honorary member of the American Association for Anatomy
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1889· 1 entry
("Annotazioni intorno all'Istologia dei reni dell'uomo e di altri mammifieri e sull'istogenesi dei canalicoli oriniferi"
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1886· 1 entry
Discovered that malarial fever (paroxysm) was produced by the asexual stage in the human blood (called erythrocytic cycle, or Golgi cycle)
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1884· 1 entry
Described tubular cell mitoses in the kidney of a person suffering from tubulointerstitial nephritis, and he noted that the process was an essential part of repairing the kidney tissue
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1882· 1 entry
Published his observations on the mechanism of renal hypertrophy, which he understood to be due to renal cell proliferation
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1879· 1 entry
Was appointed Chair of Anatomy at the University of Siena
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1878· 1 entry
Also discovered a receptor organ that senses changes in muscle tension, and is now known as Golgi tendon organ or Golgi receptor; and Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscles (pressure transductors)
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1875· 1 entry
Joined the faculty of histology at the University of Pavia
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1873· 1 entry
Was a major breakthrough in neuroscience
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1871· 1 entry
A German anatomist Joseph von Gerlach postulated that the brain is a complex "protoplasmic network", in the form of a continuous network called the reticulum
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1867· 1 entry
Resumed his academic study under the supervision of Cesare Lombroso
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1865· 1 entry
Studied at University of Pavia, laurea (1860–1865).
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1860· 1 entry
Entered the University of Pavia to study medicine, and earned his medical degree in 1865
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1843· 1 entry
Born 1843-07-07.
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