Peter Nowell
Peter Nowell | |
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| Born | February 8, 1928 |
| Died | December 26, 2016 (aged 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Known for | Discovery of the Philadelphia chromosome |
| Spouse | Helen Walker Worst (m. 1962; died 2004) |
| Children | Timothy Karen Sharon Kristin Michael |
| Awards | Lasker Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cancer research |
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Peter Carey Nowell (February 8, 1928 – December 26, 2016) was a cancer researcher and co-discoverer of the Philadelphia chromosome. At the time of his death, he was the Gaylord P. and Mary Louise Harnwell Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.