Physiologist

Discover the remarkable contributions of renowned scientists who have shaped our understanding of physiology as a discipline. From Nobel laureates to award-winning researchers, this list showcases the most influential physiologists who have advanced our knowledge of the human body and its functions.

Dennis Hoagland Dennis Hoagland
USA
American physiologist, botanist
Albrecht Von Haller Albrecht Von Haller
Switzerland
Swiss anatomist, botanist and physiologist.
Karl Ludwig Karl Ludwig
Germany
German physiologist
Sherburne Cook Sherburne Cook
USA
American physiologist.
Barry Marshall Barry Marshall
Australia
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 2005.
Yuriy Kulikovich Yuriy Kulikovich
Ukraine
Ukrainian doctor, candidate of medical sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
William H. Dobelle William H. Dobelle
USA
American biomedical researcher
John Gurdon John Gurdon
Great Britain
British scientist, Nobel Prize laureate in medicine in 2012
Jean Dausset Jean Dausset
France
French immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1980
Rudzhero Oddy Rudzhero Oddy
Italy
Italian physiologist and anatomist.
Max Delbruck Max Delbruck
USA
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1969, jointly with Alfred Hershey and Salvador Luria
Walter Rudolph Hess Walter Rudolph Hess
Switzerland
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1949, jointly with Egas Moniz
Tatiana Shapovalenko Tatiana Shapovalenko
Russia
Head of the Center for Restorative Medicine of the Ministry of Health and Social Development
Johannes Muller Johannes Muller
Germany
German naturalist, one of the founders of modern physiology, comparative anatomy and embryology.
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
France
Outstanding French anatomist, physiologist and physician.
Vasiliy Danilevsky Vasiliy Danilevsky
Ukraine
Outstanding physiologist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, doctor of medicine, professor
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
Germany
German physiologist and zoologist
Guy Beckley Stearns Guy Beckley Stearns
USA
Doctor, homeopath
Ilia Cion Ilia Cion
Russia
A famous physiologist
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
Germany
German pathologist and physiologist
Herta Oberheuser Herta Oberheuser
Germany
Nazi doctor
Walter Bradford Cannon Walter Bradford Cannon
USA
American psychophysiologist, physiologist
Ulf Svante Von Euler Ulf Svante Von Euler
Sweden
Swedish physiologist Nobel laureate
Henry Dale Henry Dale
Great Britain
English pharmacologist and physiologist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1936 (together with O. Löwy) for the discovery of the role of acetylcholine in the chemical transmission of nerve impulses
Billem Einthoven Billem Einthoven
Netherlands
Dutch physician, physiologist, inventor of the first working device for measuring the electrical activity of the heart, Nobel Prize laureate.
Ernst Salkowski Ernst Salkowski
Germany
German physiologist
Barbara McClintock Barbara McClintock
USA
American geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1983
Emil Abderhalden Emil Abderhalden
Switzerland
Father of the Swiss physiologist Rudolf Abderhalden. Foreign Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences since 1925.
Karl Hugo Kronecker Karl Hugo Kronecker
Germany
German physiologist
Samuel Thomas Soemmering Samuel Thomas Soemmering
Germany
German anatomist and physiologist.
David Hunter Hubel David Hunter Hubel
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1981, jointly with Roger W. Sperry and Torsten Wiesel
Corneel Vandelanotte Corneel Vandelanotte
USA
Physical activity and health researcher at Central Queensland University
Charles Robert Richet Charles Robert Richet
France
French physiologist and immunologist, Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine (1913)
Hans Baruch Hans Baruch
USA
American physiologist and inventor
Frances Oldham Kelsey Frances Oldham Kelsey
USA
American pharmacologist
Nathaniel Kleitman Nathaniel Kleitman
USA
American neurophysiologist, pioneer of the scientific study of sleep
Yonas Basanavichus Yonas Basanavichus
Lithuania
Lithuanian doctor, folklorist, public figure
John James Macleod John James Macleod
Great Britain
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1923, jointly with Frederick Banting
Peter Doherty Peter Doherty
Australia
Australian veterinarian and scientist
Zoja Isgarysheva Zoja Isgarysheva
Russia
Doctor-phoniologist
Andrew Conway Ivy Andrew Conway Ivy
USA
American physician and physiologist
Etienne-Jules Marey Etienne-Jules Marey
France
French physiologist, inventor and photographer
Linda Buck Linda Buck
USA
Nobel laureate
John Harvey Kellogg John Harvey Kellogg
USA
American doctor
Bassiano Carminati Bassiano Carminati
Italy
Italian physician and physiologist
Ferdinand Klug Ferdinand Klug
Austria
Austrian physiologist.
Renato Dulbecco Renato Dulbecco
USA
Italian and American virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1975
Robert Edwards Robert Edwards
Great Britain
British physiologist and IVF pioneer
Claude Bernard Claude Bernard
France
French physiologist
Michael Servetus Michael Servetus
Spain
Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer and Renaissance humanist

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