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The search seeks the exact word or phrase that you type, so if you donât find your choice, try searching for a key word in your topic or recheck the spelling of a word or name. Bernardo Alberto Houssay Bernardo Alberto Houssay (1887-1971) Argentine physiologist and Nobel Prize winner, best known for his discoveries regarding the role of the pituitary gland in the processing of sugar in the blood. Houssay shared the 1947 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with Czech-born American biochemists Carl F. Cori and Gerty T. Cori ( see Cori (scientists)). Born in Buenos Aires, Houssay earned his bachelor's degree in pharmacology at the University of Buenos Aires in 1904, when he was only 17. In 1909 he received his medical degree from the same institution. From 1912 on, he was a professor of physiology at the university, a post he held for most of his career. During the 1940s he also helped establish Argentina's Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine. Argentina's political upheavals affected Houssay's career in the 1940s. After a military coup, he spoke out in favor of democracy and was fired from the University of Buenos Aires in 1943, only to be rehired more than a decade later. In the meantime, he helped to turn the Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine into a world-famous research facility. | |
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