Birthdate: June 14, 1924
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Uddingston, Scotland
Died: March 22, 2010
Sir James W. Black, a prominent Scottish physician and pharmacologist, was recognized for his pioneering work in rational drug design. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for his significant contributions to the creation of propranolol and cimetidine, two important medications. Black’s research on the effects of adrenaline on the human heart led to the establishment of a Veterinary Physiology department at the University of Glasgow. His work at ICI Pharmaceuticals led to the development of propranolol, a beta blocker for heart disease, and cimetidine, an H2 receptor antagonist for stomach ulcers.
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