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Vincent du Vigneaud | |
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 du Vigneaud in 1955 | |
| Born | May 18, 1901 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Died | December 11, 1978 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Rochester |
| Known for | synthesis of oxytocin and vasopressin |
| Awards | William H. Nichols Medal (1945) Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1948) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1955) Willard Gibbs Award (1956) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry, Peptide synthesis |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh Johns Hopkins University George Washington University Cornell University |
| Thesis | The Sulfur of Insulin (1927) |
| Doctoral advisor | John R. Murlin |
| Doctoral students | Sofia Simmonds |
Vincent du Vigneaud (May 18, 1901 – December 11, 1978) was an American biochemist. He was recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his work on biochemically important sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone,"[1] a reference to his work on the peptide hormone oxytocin.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1955". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB. Retrieved 17 November 2016.