Jacob Sheskin
Jacob Sheskin | |
|---|---|
יעקב שסקין | |
| Born | 1914 |
| Died | April 17, 1999 (aged 85) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Awards | Yakir Yerushalayim (1997) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Institutions | Hadassah Medical Center |
Jacob Sheskin, sometimes written as Sheskin Jacob (Hebrew: יעקב שסקין; 1914 – April 17, 1999) was a Russian-born Israeli physician best known for his 1964 serendipitous discovery that thalidomide can be used as a treatment for leprosy at Hadassah University in Jerusalem.