E. Donnall Thomas
Edward Donnall "Don" Thomas (March 15, 1920 – October 20, 2012) was an American physician, professor emeritus at the University of Washington, and director emeritus of the clinical research division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In 1990 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph E. Murray for the development of cell and organ transplantation. Thomas and his wife and research partner Dottie Thomas developed bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for leukemia.
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| Born | Edward Donnall Thomas March 15, 1920 Mart, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 2012 (aged 92) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (BA, MA) Harvard University (MD) |
| Known for | Transplantation |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine National Medal of Science |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Institutions | Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital |
| Notable students | Eloise Giblett |
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