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'''Elwood Vernon Jensen''' (January 13, 1920 – December 16, 2012) was the Distinguished University Professor, George and Elizabeth Wile Chair in Cancer Research at the [[University of Cincinnati]] College of Medicine's Vontz Center for Molecular Studies. In 2004 he received the [[Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research]] for his research on [[estrogen receptor]]s. He is considered the father of the field of hormone action.<ref name=Moore>{{cite journal|last=Moore|first=David|title=A Conversation with Elwood Jensen|journal=Annual Review of Physiology|year=2012|volume=74|issue=1-11|url=http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-physiol-020911-153327|doi=10.1146/annurev-physiol-020911-153327|pmid=21888507|pages=1–11}}</ref>
'''Elwood Vernon Jensen''' (January 13, 1920 – December 16, 2012) was the Distinguished University Professor, George and Elizabeth Wile Chair in Cancer Research at the [[University of Cincinnati]] College of Medicine's Vontz Center for Molecular Studies. In 2004 he received the [[Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research]] for his research on [[estrogen receptor]]s. He is considered the father of the field of hormone action.<ref name=Moore>{{cite journal|last=Moore|first=David|title=A Conversation with Elwood Jensen|journal=Annual Review of Physiology|year=2012|volume=74|issue=1–11|doi=10.1146/annurev-physiol-020911-153327|pmid=21888507|pages=1–11|doi-access=free}}</ref>


== Life ==
Jensen was born in [[Fargo, North Dakota]],<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=6YNUAAAAMAAJ&q=%22jensen,+elwood+vernon%22+1920&dq=%22jensen,+elwood+vernon%22+1920&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EA_WUJKuJsTOrQHmw4CgBA&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBg]</ref> in the [[United States]], received his [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Wittenberg University]] in 1940 and PhD in [[organic chemistry]] from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1944. From 1947 Jensen studied [[steroid]] [[hormone]]s at Chicago, where he isolated estrogen receptors and discovered their importance in [[breast cancer]].<ref name=Slotnik>{{cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel|title=Elwood v. Jensen, Pioneer in Breast Cancer Treatment, Dies at 92|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/us/elwood-v-jensen-pioneer-in-breast-cancer-treatment-dies-at-92.html?hpw&_r=0|accessdate=27 December 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=26 December 2012}}</ref>
Jensen was born in [[Fargo, North Dakota]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6YNUAAAAMAAJ&q=%22jensen,+elwood+vernon%22+1920|title = American Men & Women of Science: J-L|year = 2003| publisher=R.R. Bowker |isbn = 9780787665272}}</ref> in the [[United States]], received his [[bachelor's degree]] from [[Wittenberg University]] in 1940 and PhD in [[organic chemistry]] from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1944. From 1947 Jensen studied [[steroid]] [[hormone]]s at Chicago, where he isolated estrogen receptors and discovered their importance in [[breast cancer]].<ref name=Slotnik>{{cite news|last=Slotnik|first=Daniel|title=Elwood v. Jensen, Pioneer in Breast Cancer Treatment, Dies at 92|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/us/elwood-v-jensen-pioneer-in-breast-cancer-treatment-dies-at-92.html?hpw&_r=0|accessdate=27 December 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=26 December 2012}}</ref>


Jensen worked closely with [[Nobel laureate]] [[Charles Huggins]]; he joined the research team at the Ben May Laboratory for Cancer (now the Ben May Department of Cancer Research) in 1951 and became director after Huggins retired.<ref name=Slotnik /> Jensen first described the estrogen receptor in 1958 and subsequently discovered the superfamily of [[nuclear receptors|nuclear hormone receptors]] along with a unifying mechanism that regulates embryonic development and diverse metabolic pathways.<ref name=Moore />
Jensen worked closely with [[Nobel laureate]] [[Charles Huggins]]; he joined the research team at the Ben May Laboratory for Cancer (now the Ben May Department of Cancer Research) in 1951 and became director after Huggins retired.<ref name=Slotnik /> Jensen first described the [[estrogen receptor]] in 1958 and subsequently discovered the superfamily of [[nuclear receptors|nuclear hormone receptors]] along with a unifying mechanism that regulates [[embryonic development]] and diverse metabolic pathways.<ref name=Moore />

At the [[University of Chicago]], Professor Jensen was the [[Charles Brenton Huggins|Charles B. Huggins]] Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the [[University of Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Easton |first1=John |title=Elwood Jensen, pioneer in cancer biology research, 1920-2012 |url=https://news.uchicago.edu/story/elwood-jensen-pioneer-cancer-biology-research-1920-2012 |access-date=6 July 2024 |publisher=UChicago News |date=21 December 2012}}</ref>


He began work at the University of Cincinnati in 2002, and continued there until 2011.<ref name=Slotnik />
He began work at the University of Cincinnati in 2002, and continued there until 2011.<ref name=Slotnik />


He died aged 92 of pneumonia at [[Cincinnati]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtrf.com/story/20405407/cincinnati-professor-nominated-for-nobel-dies |title=Cincinnati professor nominated for Nobel dies - WTRF 7 News Sports Weather - Wheeling Steubenville |publisher=Wtrf.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2012/20121220-jensen.html |title=Elwood Jensen, PhD, 1920-2012, pioneer in cancer biology research - The University of Chicago Medicine |publisher=Uchospitals.edu |date=1920-01-13 |accessdate=2012-12-22}}</ref>
He died aged 92 of pneumonia at [[Cincinnati]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtrf.com/story/20405407/cincinnati-professor-nominated-for-nobel-dies |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209194319/http://www.wtrf.com/story/20405407/cincinnati-professor-nominated-for-nobel-dies |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-09 |title=Cincinnati professor nominated for Nobel dies - WTRF 7 News Sports Weather - Wheeling Steubenville |publisher=Wtrf.com |accessdate=2012-12-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2012/20121220-jensen.html |title=Elwood Jensen, PhD, 1920-2012, pioneer in cancer biology research - The University of Chicago Medicine |publisher=Uchospitals.edu |date=1920-01-13 |accessdate=2012-12-22}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 1963, Honorary [[DSc]], [[Wittenberg College]]
* 1963, Honorary [[DSc]], [[Wittenberg College]]
* 1974, member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]
* 1974, member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]
* 1980, Golden Plate Award, [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#science-exploration}}</ref>
* 2002, [[Brinker International Award]]
* 2002, [[Brinker International Award]]
* 2004, [[Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research]]
* 2004, [[Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research]]
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* [http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=1993 Announcement that Jensen has received Lasker Award]
* [http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=1993 Announcement that Jensen has received Lasker Award]
* [http://www.annualreviews.org/page/audio#jensen An Annual Reviews Conversations Interview with Elwood V. Jensen] ''Annual Review of Physiology'' (2011)
* [http://www.annualreviews.org/page/audio#jensen An Annual Reviews Conversations Interview with Elwood V. Jensen] ''Annual Review of Physiology'' (2011)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT7HoDpJopA Youtube video of the interview with The Annual Review of Physiology, 2011].

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Latest revision as of 18:40, 6 July 2024

Elwood V. Jensen
Born
Elwood Vernon Jensen

(1920-01-13)January 13, 1920
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 2012(2012-12-16) (aged 92)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Known forcancer research
AwardsBrinker International Award (2004)
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2004)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
University of Cincinnati

Elwood Vernon Jensen (January 13, 1920 – December 16, 2012) was the Distinguished University Professor, George and Elizabeth Wile Chair in Cancer Research at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine's Vontz Center for Molecular Studies. In 2004 he received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for his research on estrogen receptors. He is considered the father of the field of hormone action.[1]

Life

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Jensen was born in Fargo, North Dakota,[2] in the United States, received his bachelor's degree from Wittenberg University in 1940 and PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1944. From 1947 Jensen studied steroid hormones at Chicago, where he isolated estrogen receptors and discovered their importance in breast cancer.[3]

Jensen worked closely with Nobel laureate Charles Huggins; he joined the research team at the Ben May Laboratory for Cancer (now the Ben May Department of Cancer Research) in 1951 and became director after Huggins retired.[3] Jensen first described the estrogen receptor in 1958 and subsequently discovered the superfamily of nuclear hormone receptors along with a unifying mechanism that regulates embryonic development and diverse metabolic pathways.[1]

At the University of Chicago, Professor Jensen was the Charles B. Huggins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago.[4]

He began work at the University of Cincinnati in 2002, and continued there until 2011.[3]

He died aged 92 of pneumonia at Cincinnati in 2012.[5][6]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b Moore, David (2012). "A Conversation with Elwood Jensen". Annual Review of Physiology. 74 (1–11): 1–11. doi:10.1146/annurev-physiol-020911-153327. PMID 21888507.
  2. ^ American Men & Women of Science: J-L. R.R. Bowker. 2003. ISBN 9780787665272.
  3. ^ a b c Slotnik, Daniel (26 December 2012). "Elwood v. Jensen, Pioneer in Breast Cancer Treatment, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ^ Easton, John (21 December 2012). "Elwood Jensen, pioneer in cancer biology research, 1920-2012". UChicago News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Cincinnati professor nominated for Nobel dies - WTRF 7 News Sports Weather - Wheeling Steubenville". Wtrf.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  6. ^ "Elwood Jensen, PhD, 1920-2012, pioneer in cancer biology research - The University of Chicago Medicine". Uchospitals.edu. 1920-01-13. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  7. ^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
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