Sir James Black - School of Medicine

Sir James Black - School of Medicine

Medicine

Sir James Whyte Black was a Scottish pharmacologist, and the only graduate from the University of St Andrews that holds a Nobel prize. He was born on the 14th of June 1924 and died on the 22nd of March 2010. His exceptional research on pharmacy led him to develop 2 very famous drugs, propranolol and cimetidine, for pain and disorder management in the human heart and stomach. The University has established the "Sir James Black Chair of Medicine" title to honour him. See more https://www.curious-sta.org/sir-james-black/

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