Barnett Rosenberg
Barnett Rosenberg · Science & Medicine
Chemist who discovered cisplatin, a mainstay of cancer chemotherapy.
1926, New York City, United States — 2009, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
United States
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Rosenberg was an American chemist and biophysicist who discovered cisplatin, a platinum compound that became one of the most widely used and effective chemotherapy drugs against cancer. Born into a Jewish family in New York, he made the discovery at Michigan State University after noticing that platinum electrodes inhibited cell division. Cisplatin transformed the treatment of testicular, ovarian and other cancers.
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Chemist who discovered cisplatin, a mainstay of cancer chemotherapy.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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