Joseph H. Burchenal
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 18 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 21,1912 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Milford |
| Delaware | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 8,2006 |
| Died | Hanover |
| New Hampshire | |
| United States | |
| Awards | Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award |
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| ID | 1903435 |
Joseph H. Burchenal Life story
Joseph Holland Burchenal was an American oncologist, and a winner of the 1972 Albert Lasker Award for Medical Research for his work on developing a chemotherapy for Burkitt's lymphoma. His research with George Hitchings and Gertrude Elion led to the creation of the leukemia treatment mercaptopurine.