Lewis Sarett
Lewis Sarett · Science & Medicine
Chemist who achieved the first synthesis of cortisone, enabling its mass production.
1917, Champaign, Illinois, USA — 1999, USA
United States
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Lewis Hastings Sarett was an American organic chemist; his father was the poet Lew Sarett, of Jewish descent, giving him documented partial Jewish ancestry. Working at Merck in 1944, he achieved the first total synthesis of cortisone, a multi-step process that made the anti-inflammatory steroid available for treating rheumatoid arthritis and many other conditions. He rose to lead Merck's research laboratories and received the National Medal of Science.
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Chemist who achieved the first synthesis of cortisone, enabling its mass production.
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