PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Founded 1887 "to foster basic and applied bioscience." Over 10,000 members.

Official Website:
http://www.the-aps.org/

Founding Date:
1887

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peter Agre	Biologist	30-Jan-1949		Water channels of cell membranes
Frederick G. Banting	Scientist	14-Nov-1891	21-Feb-1941	Discovered insulin
Walter Bradford Cannon	Scientist	19-Oct-1871	1-Oct-1945	Fight or flight response
Anton J. Carlson	Biologist	29-Jan-1875	2-Sep-1956	The Machinery of the Body
André F. Cournand	Scientist	24-Sep-1895	19-Feb-1988	Cardiac catheterization
Harvey Cushing	Doctor	8-Apr-1869	7-Oct-1939	Cushing's Syndrome
Joseph Erlanger	Scientist	5-Jan-1874	5-Dec-1965	Nerve conduction
Herbert S. Gasser	Scientist	5-Jul-1888	11-May-1963	Nerve conduction
Haldan K. Hartline	Scientist	22-Dec-1903	17-Mar-1983	Physiology of the retina
Louis J. Ignarro	Scientist	31-May-1941		Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
John Macleod	Scientist	6-Sep-1876	16-Mar-1935	Helped discover insulin
David J. Skorton	Educator	22-Nov-1949		Smithsonian Institution
Jens C. Skou	Scientist	8-Oct-1918		ATPase researcher
John R. Vane	Scientist	29-Mar-1927	19-Nov-2004	Prostaglandins

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