| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Number: | 20 - 0 |
| Nominee 1: |
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| Name: | George N Papanicolaou |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1883 |
| Year, Death: | 1962 |
| Profession: | prof anatomy |
| University: | Cornell University |
| City: | Ithaca |
| State: | NY |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Nominee 2: |
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| Name: | Homer W Smith |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor physiology |
| University: | New York University (NYU) School of Medicine |
| City: | New York |
| State: | NY |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
| Motivation: | G. Papanicolaou: Development of a cytologic method for early diagnosis of uteral cancer. H. Smith: New concepts of kidney physiology: quantitative methods for measuring glomerular filtration rate and maximal tubular excretory and reabsorptive capacities. |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | Donal Sheehan |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | prof anatomy |
| City: | New York |
| State: | NY |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |