Judah Folkman
American biologist (1933–2008)
Moses Judah Folkman (February 24, 1933 – January 14, 2008)[1] was an American medical scientist. He studied tumor angiogenesis, how a tumor attracts blood vessels to feed itself and to live.[2]
Moses Judah Folkman | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1933 |
| Died | January 14, 2008 (aged 74) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | The Ohio State University, Harvard Medical School |
| Known for | angiogenesis |
| Awards | Charles S. Mott Prize (1997) Massry Prize (1997) Keio Medical Science Prize (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Harvard Medical School |
References
change- ↑ "Judah Folkman, MD". Department of Ophthalmology. Harvard Medical School. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ↑ Cao, Yihai; Langer, Robert (September 9, 2008). "A review of Judah Folkman's remarkable achievements in biomedicine". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105 (36): 13203–13205. Bibcode:2008PNAS..10513203C. doi:10.1073/pnas.0806582105. PMC 2533169. PMID 18772371.
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