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Joseph H. Burchenal

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Gender Male
Death17 years ago
Date of birth December 21,1912
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Milford
Delaware
United States
Date of died March 8,2006
DiedHanover
New Hampshire
United States
Awards Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
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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.

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