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Barry Coller

Who

Barry Coller · Science & Medicine

What

Hematologist whose research led to the anti-platelet drug abciximab

When

1945, Queens, New York, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Barry Coller is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Hematologist whose research led to the anti-platelet drug abciximab

How & why

Barry Coller is a hematologist whose research on the platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptor led to the development of the anti-platelet drug abciximab, used to prevent clotting in patients undergoing coronary procedures. He became physician-in-chief of Rockefeller University Hospital and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science

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Hematologist whose research led to the anti-platelet drug abciximab

1945

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science