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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Physiology or Medicine (216) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1980s (97) 1986 (11) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1920s (114) 1922 (11) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth North America (290) United States (268) Northeastern states (100) New York (67) New York City (56) 18. Living Winners 18. Living Winners Alive (292) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name S-Z (143) S (39) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name A-D (195) C (49) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name S-Z (69) S (10) Stanley (2) 22. Shared Family Name 22. Shared Family Name A-D (14) C (8) Cohen (2) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Judaism (160) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 60 - 69 (252) 65 (29) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Life Scientists (181) Biological Scientists (181) 33. Ethnic Origins 33. Ethnic Origins Asia (244) Middle East (197) Israel (197) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens North America (328) United States (307) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University North America (309) United States (303) Southeastern states (6) Tennessee (2) Nashville (2) Vanderbilt University (2) School of Medicine (1) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University North America (529) United States (521) Midwestern states (201) Michigan (25) Ann Arbor (25) University of Michigan (25) Alumni (8) Missouri (24) St. Louis (24) Washington University (24) Short-term academic staff (9) Northeastern states (374) New York (216) New York City (168) City University of New York (21) Alumni (15) Southeastern states (38) Tennessee (8) Nashville (8) Vanderbilt University (8) Long-term academic staff (2) Southwestern states (38) Colorado (12) University of Colorado (12) Boulder (12) University of Colorado Boulder (12) Short-term academic staff (4) 43. Affilliation with Secondary School 43. Affilliation with Secondary School North America (80) United States (78) Northeastern states (46) New York (38) New York City (35) Brooklyn (12) James Madison High School (5) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) A (635) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (531) E-P (571) N (352) National Academy of Sciences (334) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards A-B (362) A (285) Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (84) Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize (15) E-F (439) F (394) Franklin Medal (45) G-H (389) G (254) Gairdner Foundation International Award (89) K-L (297) L (183) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (50) M-N (333) N (205) National Medal of Science (101) Q-Z (398) R (196) Rosenstiel Award (36) W (157) Wolf Prize in Medicine (19) complete name: Stanley Cohen nobel prize: medicine award year: 1986 together with: Rita Levi-Montalcini prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1986 was awarded jointly to Stanley Cohen and Rita Levi-Montalcini "for their discoveries of growth factors." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Stanley family name: Cohen occupation: university teacher occupation: biochemist field of work: biochemistry work location: Vanderbilt University, 2101 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, 37240, United States of America description: Stanley Cohen is an American biochemist who, along with Rita Levi-Montalcini, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1986 for the isolation of nerve growth factor and the discovery of epidermal growth factor. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1986. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1986/summary/> date birth: 1922 usual name: Stanley Cohen