John Vane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Vane

English pharmacologist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1927

Place of Birth: Tardebigge, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Nov-2004

Profession: university teacher, pharmacologist, biochemist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir John Robert Vane (29 March 1927 – 19 November 2004) was an English pharmacologist who was instrumental in the understanding of how aspirin produces pain-relief and anti-inflammatory effects and his work led to new treatments for heart and blood vessel disease and introduction of ACE inhibitors.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1982 along with Sune Bergström and Bengt Samuelsson for "their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances".