Baruch Samuel Blumberg

Baruch Samuel Blumberg

Baruch Samuel Blumberg, known as Barry Blumberg, was an American physician, geneticist, and co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on the hepatitis B virus while an investigator at the NIH and at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. He was president of the American Philosophical Society from 2005 until his death.

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Lifespan
1925 – 2011
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Background

Born in
Brooklyn
Educated at
Columbia UniversityBalliol CollegeUnion CollegeColumbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsFar Rockaway High School
Awards
🏆 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine🏆 Canada Gairdner International Award🏆 Croonian Medal and Lecture

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