Awards & Winners

Conrad Elvehjem

Date of Birth 27-May-1901
Place of Birth McFarland
(Dane County, Wisconsin)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Chemist
Conrad Arnold Elvehjem was internationally known as an American biochemist in nutrition. In 1937 he identified a molecule found in fresh meat and yeast as a new vitamin, nicotinic acid, now called niacin. His discovery led directly to the cure of human pellagra, once a major health problem in the United States.

Awards by Conrad Elvehjem

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1952


Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
(For distinguished contributions to biochemical and nutrition research.)