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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a Russian Physiologist that was born in Ryazan. He was born into a Russian Orthodox family and was originally planning to follow in his father’s footsteps as a priest. His high-school training was received in an ecclesiastical seminary in Ryazan. He graduated afterwards from the Natural Sciihck Faculity of the University of St. Petersburg, and in 1879 obtained his M.D. degree from the Medico-Chirurgical Academy in that city. He became a professor of physiology in 1895 at the Imperial Military–Medical Academy in St. Petersburg, where he did research on the digestive process

Dr. Benson was born in Yonkers, New York in 1935. He attended Wesleyan University and graduated with his B.A in Biology in 1957. He went on to attend Harvard medical school graduating in 1961 with his M.D. Dr. Benson went in to practice but followed his love for research and was part of many ground breaking research studies in what would be referred to as the PNI field later.

From surgery to radium exposure to such extremes as radiation therapy, as doctors’ knowledge of the varying types of cancer, and the expansion of medical research regarding cancer has changed, so has the preferred method of treatment. Doctors and researchers dedicated to studying cancer have led to a greater understanding of cancer development; consequently the development of treatments and cures that are more effective, less harmful, have fewer side effects, and in some cases serve to prevent the spread of cancer.

For six years, while at Broussais Hospital, he studied the reticuloendothelial’s function on immunity with Guido Biozzi. Due to the difficulties of finding research positions in France because he was considered a foreigner, he eventually moved back to New York to work as an Assistant Professor of Pathology at New York University School of Medicine. It was his work on immunogenetics that led to being awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1980. (Baruj Benacerraf - Biographical 2017)

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The medical field has ameliorated the world since the 1800’s. Some of the important discoveries

The doctor was very serious about caring for his patients, he was also very skilled and knowledgeable about treatments for when one of his patients was sick with cancer.

While reading part three of the text in The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee, I felt thankful for the scientists who did the dirty work that played a prodigious help to the cancer world. Notably, individuals such as physiologist Charles Huggins, whom surgically removed dog testis are difficult to forget. Nevertheless, part three had two information that is difficult to forget and difficult to imagine. In particular, Sidney Farber’s death affecting the cancer world and the National Institute of Health clinical center (NIH) hellish description engraved part three as memorable in my mind.

He had also travelled to Europe to familiarize himself with German universities and to research design ideas for the John Hopkins complex. He wanted to hire a hospital and medical school staff from only doctors that had studied abroad, which mostly meant German-speaking countries. Welch took little time to accept the offer a a job at the hospital, and in April of 1884, the trustees of John Hopkins University pronounced him the professor of pathology. His responsibilities included staff planning for the hospital, which would not admit patient until 1889, and curriculum development for the school, which would not open until 1893

Robert Koch was born in 1843, His father was a mining engineer. In 1862 University of Göttingen to study medicine. Koch was influenced by Jacob Heine, the professor of anatomy. Koch took his M.D. degree in 1866, After getting his M.D.he went to Berlin for six months and was under the influence of Virchow. In 1867 Koch settled in hamburg as an assistant in the general of the hospital.He then went to Rackwitz, in the province of posen. He passed his district Medical Officer's Examination at Rackwitz. In 1870 he volunteered himself for service in the franco prussian war and was the district medical officer for Wollstein for 8 years from 1872 - 1880. He did research on anthrax and how it was killing animals, and found they were killed by bacilli.

Edward Jenner was a doctor who helped create vaccination for smallpox. He was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire on May 18, 1749. He was the eighth of nine children. When Edward was five both of his parents died and he was left in care of his older sister. He was very fascinated in history and medicine at an early age. When he was fourteen years old he began training to be a doctor, before he was complete with training he started studying at St George’s Hospital under surgeon John Hunter .

3) Oswald Avery: Tested many strains of bacteria and discovered that DNA carries a cell’s genetic code and can be altered through transformations.

After finishing studies at the church Pavlov began studies in Physiology at the age of twenty-one, thereafter at the age of thirty Pavlov completed his education at the Academy of Medical Surgery; then in 1883 Pavlov earned his doctorate degree and was also a phenomenal surgeon, which eventually helped him immensely with this research and surgical procedures.

where he received his Master of Science degree and went on to UCLA to finish his surgical

William Harvey was a distinguished physician of the seventeenth century. Harvey was educated by some of the great scientists of his time and was highly knowledgeable of the scientist theories preceding his time. Harvey was greatly intrigued by the views of the ancient Aristotle and developed a number of his own ideas based on Aristotle’s theories. It was from Aristotle’s theory of the primacy of blood that allowed Harvey to make breakthroughs about circulation and generation of animals. His advancements greatly enhanced the study of anatomy. Harvey also revolutionized the means by which science was performed through the use of innovative, investigational techniques. William Harvey became a