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David Lester

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David Lester · Science & Medicine

What

Biomedical researcher

Where

United States

Biography

David Lester is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Biomedical researcher

How & why

David Lester was an American biomedical scientist and biochemist who, together with Bernard Brodie, Julius Axelrod and Leon Greenberg, carried out the mid-20th-century research that identified acetaminophen (paracetamol/Tylenol) as the active metabolite of earlier analgesics, helping establish one of the world's most widely used pain relievers. He is documented as a Jewish biomedical scientist. Precise biographical dates are not established in accessible sources.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science

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Biomedical researcher

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science