Awarded Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (2003).
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Charles Brenton Huggins
Charles Brenton Huggins was a Canadian-American surgeon and physiologist known for his work on prostate function, prostate cancer, and breast cancer. Born in Halifax in 1901, Huggins moved to the United States for medical school. He was one of the founding staff members of the University of Chicago Medical School, where he remained for the duration of his professional research career. Huggins's wo…
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science · American physician (1901–1997) · physiologist · oncologist · university teacher · surgeon · physician · also Charles Brenton Huggins, Charles Huggins, Huggins
Born 22 September 1901 · Died 12 January 1997 · Q155371
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2003· 1 entry
1997· 2 entries
Died 1997-01-12.
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Huggins died on January 12, 1997, in Chicago, Illinois, aged 95.
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1966· 4 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — for his discoveries concerning hormonal treatment of prostatic cancer.
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Awarded Canada Gairdner International Award (1966).
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1966).
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Following nominations from noted surgeon J
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1963· 1 entry
Awarded Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1963).
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1962· 2 entries
Was elected to the American Philosophical Society, and was awarded the Lasker Award the following year
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Was granted an endowed professorship, the William B
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1959· 1 entry
Awarded honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (1959).
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1951· 1 entry
Businessman and longtime financial supporter of Huggins's research Ben E
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1947· 1 entry
Awarded Amory Prize (1947).
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1940· 1 entry
And 1941, Huggins – along with students Clarence V
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1939· 1 entry
Huggins described a method for isolating prostate fluid from dogs, which served as the foundation for much of his subsequent work
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1931· 1 entry
Phemister offered Huggins a paid research sabbatical in Europe; Huggins spent several months at London's Lister Institute working in Robert Robison's lab to deepen his knowledge in biochemistry
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1927· 1 entry
Huggins was recruited to the new University of Chicago Medical School by chairman of surgery Dallas Phemister
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1901· 2 entries
Born 1901-09-22.
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Huggins moved to the United States for medical school
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