Roger Guillemin: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Nicholas Wade, The Nobel Duel (1981), recounts the 21-year research contest between Guillemin and Andrew Schally. Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar, Laboratory Life: The Social Construction of Scientific Facts (1979; reissued in 1986 as Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts), is an anthropological account of scientific work in Guillemin’s lab at the Salk Institute.

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Anniversary information added. Feb 17, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 07, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Mar 08, 2024
Media added. Feb 23, 2024
Noted that he died on February 21, 2024. Feb 22, 2024
Modified title of Web site: The Nobel Prize - Roger Guillemin. Mar 25, 2021
Add new Web site: Salk Institute for Biological Studies - Biography of Roger Guillemin. Mar 27, 2019
Changed the title from "Roger Charles Louis Guillemin" to "Roger Guillemin" and noted that he served as interim president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Jun 28, 2018
Bibliography revised. Apr 25, 2007
Article revised. Jan 25, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jan 14, 1999
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