Edward Calvin Kendall

About Edward Calvin Kendall

Who is it?: Biochemist
Birth Day: March 08, 1886
Birth Place: South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, United States
Died On: May 4, 1972(1972-05-04) (aged 86)\nPrinceton, NJ, USA
Birth Sign: Aries
Alma mater: Columbia University
Known for: isolation of thyroxine discovery of cortisone
Awards: Lasker Award (1949) Passano Foundation (1950) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1950)
Fields: Biochemistry
Institutions: Parke-Davis St. Luke's Hospital Mayo Clinic Princeton University

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Edward Calvin Kendall was born on March 08, 1886 in South Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, United States, is Biochemist. Edward Calvin Kendall was an American chemist known for his work with hormones of the adrenal gland. He collaborated with the Mayo Clinic physician, Philip S. Hench, to research on the adrenal glands and their collective work won them the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1950. In addition to this work Kendall was also responsible for the isolation of thyroxine, a hormone of the thyroid gland. Born in Connecticut, he was educated at Columbia University where he specialized in chemistry and earned his Ph.D. in 1910. He began his career with Parke, Davis and Company where he became engaged in research on the hormones associated with the thyroid gland. After years of work he successfully isolated thyroxine, the active principle of the thyroid gland. He also performed vital research on the hormones of the adrenal gland and isolated several steroids from the adrenal gland cortex, including the steroid hormone cortisone. It was this work which earned him much international acclaim and a share in the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. After serving as the Head of the Biochemistry Section in the Graduate School of the Mayo Foundation for several years he retired in 1951 and became a visiting professor of chemistry at Princeton University.
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1886

Kendall was born in South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1886. He attended Columbia University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1908, a Master of Science degree in Chemistry in 1909, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1910.

1914

After obtaining his Ph.D., his first job was in research for Parke, Davis and Company, and his first task was to isolate the hormone associated with the thyroid gland. He continued this research at St. Luke's Hospital in New York until 1914. He was appointed Head of the Biochemistry Section in the Graduate School of the Mayo Foundation, and the following year he was appointed as the Director of the Division of Biochemistry.

1915

Kendall married Rebecca Kennedy in 1915, and they had two children. He died in 1972 in Princeton, New Jersey. and his wife died in 1973.

1950

Kendall made several notable contributions to biochemistry and Medicine. His most notable discovery was the isolation of thyroxine, although it was not the work he received the most accolades for. Along with associates, Kendall was involved with the isolation of glutathione and determining its structure. He also isolated several steroids from the adrenal gland cortex, one of which was initially called Compound E. Working with Mayo Clinic physician Philip Showalter Hench, Compound E was used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The compound was eventually named cortisone. In 1950, Kendall and Hench, along with Swiss Chemist Tadeus Reichstein were awarded the 1950 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects." His Nobel lecture focused on the basic research that led to his award, and was titled "The Development of Cortisone As a Therapeutic Agent." As of the 2010 awards, Kendall and Hench were the only Nobel Laureates to be affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

1951

Kendall's career at Mayo ended in 1951, when he reached mandatory retirement age. He moved on to Princeton University, where he was a Visiting Professor in the Department of Biochemistry. He remained affiliated with Princeton until his death in 1972. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Kendall received other major awards including the Lasker Award and the Passano Foundation Award. He was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Cincinnati, Western Reserve University, Williams College, Yale University, Columbia University, National University of Ireland, and Gustavus Adolphus College.

1972

Kendall was a biochemist at the Graduate School of the Mayo Foundation at the time of the award. He received his education at Columbia University. After retiring from his job with the Mayo Foundation, Kendall joined the faculty at Princeton University, where he remained until his death in 1972. Kendall Elementary School, in Norwalk is named for him.