| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Number: | 39 - 0 |
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Nominee 1:
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| Name: | Chester H Werkman |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1893 |
| Year, Death: | 1962 |
| Profession: | Dr |
| Department: | Division of Bacteriology |
| University: | Iowa State University College of Agriculture |
| City: | Ames |
| State: | IA |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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Nominee 2:
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| Name: | Harland G Wood |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1907 |
| Year, Death: | 1991 |
| Profession: | prof biochemistry |
| University: | Case Western Reserve |
| City: | Cleveland |
| State: | OH |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| Motivation: | Discovery of the fixation of carbon dioxide by cells which do not contain chlorophyll. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Gerty T Cori |
| Gender: | F |
| Year, Birth: | 1896 |
| Year, Death: | 1957 |
| Profession: | Nobel Laureate med 1947 |
| University: | Washington |
| City: | Saint Louis |
| State: | MO |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| Comments: |
The candidates were nominated jointly by G. Cori and C. Cori (see entry 39-1). |
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