The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1982
Awarded on: 1982-10-11
"for their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances"
Affiliations:
- Karolinska Institutet – Stockholm, Sweden
Bengt I. Samuelsson
Born: 1934-05-21 in Halmstad, Sweden
Gender: male
Field: Swedish biochemist (1934–2024)
Biography
Bengt Ingemar Samuelsson was a Swedish biochemist. He shared with Sune K. Bergström and John R. Vane the 1982 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related substances.