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Ernst Boris Chain

Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1945
Ernst Boris Chain — Nobel Prize
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Medicine 1945
Born : 1906-06-19 — Berlin, Germany
Died : 1979-08-12
“for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases”
Medicine · 1945
Ernst Boris Chain, born on June 19, 1906, in Berlin, Germany, was a biologist and pharmacologist of German origin. He is best known for his contribution to the discovery of penicillin, which revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases. In 1945, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on penicillin and its curative effects. Chain passed away on August 12, 1979.

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Who is Ernst Boris Chain?
Ernst Boris Chain, born on June 19, 1906, in Berlin, Germany, was a biologist and pharmacologist of German origin. He is best known for his contribution to the discovery of penicillin, which revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases. In 1945, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on penicillin and its curative effects. Chain passed away on August 12, 1979.
In what year did Ernst Boris Chain win the Nobel Prize?
1945 — Medicine
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