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Alexis Carrel
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![]() Alexis Carrel
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Born | 28 June 1873 |
Died | 5 November 1944 |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | University of Lyons |
Known for | Transplants |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1912) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Surgery |
Institutions | Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York City |
Alexis Carrel (28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon. He won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on joining blood vessels and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs.
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- In Spanish: Alexis Carrel
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