Stanley Cohen (1922- )

Awarded the Prize “for his discoveries of growth factors.”

American biochemist. Cohen was born on November 17, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. He took his B.A. from Brooklyn College in 1943; his M.A. from Oberlin College in 1945, received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1948. He went to Verbilt University in 1959 as a Professor in the Biochemistry Department in 1976 he was appointed an American Cancer Society Research Professor in 1986 Distinguished Professor. He is a member of National Academy of Science USA American Academy of Arts Sciences.