George H Hitchings

George H. Hitchings

George H Hitchings
BS MS PhD N
1905-1998
Tuckahoe, NY, USA
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  • 1968 Winner

    Canada Gairdner International Award

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For his leadership in the development of metabolic inhibitors by systematic chemical modification of biologically important compounds. Agents developed in this way have proven valuable in the treatment of malaria, gout, malignant diseases, disorders of the immune system, in human organ transplantation, and a variety of diseases.

† 1905-1998