Roger Guillemin(1924)

Medicine

Roger Charles Louis Guillemin was a French-American neuroscientist. He received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones, sharing the prize that year with Andrew Schally and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.

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FranceSalk Institute for Biological Studies
Wolf Prize in Medicine (1979)Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)Gairdner International Award (1974)
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3
Major Awards
440
Publications
37,328
Citations
96
h-index
267
i10-index
84.8
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

1979
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

for their discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of the brain

Salk Institute
1977
1974

Most Cited Works

Top publications by citation count
#1

脳がつくる極微量物質を追う (脳--心と物質の接点)

(1980)
0
citations
#2

FESTPHASEN-PEPTID-SYNTH. AN EINEM BENZHYDRYLAMIN-HARZ VON LRF (RELEASING-FAKTOR DES LUTEINISIERENDEN HORMONS) UND VON ANALOGEN EINSCHLIESSLICH ANTAGONISTEN

ChemInform(1972)
0
citations
#3

Biochemie und Physiologie der hypothalamischen Hormone

(1965)
4
citations

External Profiles

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Career Path

Award progression over time

1974
Gairdner International AwardSalk Institute for Biological Studies
1977
Nobel Physiology or MedicineSalk Institute
1979
Wolf Prize in MedicineSalk Institute
Apex Elite Prestigious

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

AS
Andrew Schally
Wolf Prize in Medicine (1979)
RS
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)
RY
Rosalyn Yalow
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977)
DB
David Baltimore
Gairdner International Award (1974)
HT
Howard Temin
Gairdner International Award (1974)
HJ
Hans J. Müller-Eberhard
Gairdner International Award (1974)
JH
Juda Hirsch Quastel
Gairdner International Award (1974)
HF
Hector F. DeLuca
Gairdner International Award (1974)

Education

University of Burgundy Europe
Lycée Carnot
Université de Montréal(Doctor of Philosophy)

Doctoral Advisor

Wylie Vale

Career Timeline

Collège de France1960–present
Salk Institute for Biological Studies1970–present

Positions & Roles

Director of Research at CNRS

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Society of Canada

Books

Production d'agents thérapeutiques par génie génétique
1986
Neural Modulation of Immunity
Neural Modulation of Immunity
1984
Hypothalamic control of pituitary functions
Hypothalamic control of pituitary functions
1986

Related Laureates

Other winners of the same award(s)

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Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Drew Weissman
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Shinya Yamanaka
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Andrew Z. Fire
Andrew Z. Fire
Gairdner International Award (2008)
Craig C. Mello
Craig C. Mello
Gairdner International Award (2008)
César Milstein
César Milstein
Copley Medal (1989)
Jean Dausset
Jean Dausset
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1980)
Greg Winter
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)

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