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John Vane
1927-2004
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complete name  John Vane
nobel prize  medicine
award year  1982
together with  Sune Bergström
together with  Bengt I. Samuelsson
prize share  Prize share: 1/3
rational  The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982 was awarded jointly to Sune K. Bergström, Bengt I. Samuelsson and John R. Vane "for their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances."
biography  Biography
laureate facts  Facts
laureate lecture  Lecture
given name  John
family name  Vane
occupation  university teacher
occupation  pharmacologist
occupation  biochemist
field of work  pharmacology
work location  Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom
description  John Vane was an English pharmacologist who was instrumental in the understanding of how aspirin produces pain-relief and anti-inflammatory effects and his work led to new treatments for heart and blood vessel disease and introduction of ACE inhibitors. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 along with Sune Bergström and Bengt Samuelsson for "their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances".
image copyright  Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
image citation  The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1982/summary/>
date birth  1927
date death  2004
usual name  John Vane