Mansukh C. Wani
Mansukh C. Wani | |
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 Monroe Eliot Wall and Mansukh Wani (Left) | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Bombay (Bachelor's, Master's) Indiana University Bloomington (PhD) |
| Occupation | Medicinal chemist |
Mansukh C. Wani, (died 2020), was a principal scientist (emeritus) at the Research Triangle Institute in North Carolina. He was co-discoverer of Taxol and camptothecin, two anti-cancer drugs considered standard in the treatment to fight ovarian, breast, lung and colon cancers. In 2000, Wani received an award for applied research in medicine, the Charles F. Kettering Prize, from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation.[1]
Wani was born in Nandurbar, Maharashtra, India. He attended the University of Bombay, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1947 (in chemistry) and a master's in 1950 (in organic chemistry). He moved to the United States in 1958, and received his PhD from Indiana University Bloomington in 1962, when he joined Research Triangle Institute.[2] He used to live in Durham, North Carolina. He died on 11 April 2020.[3]
Awards
- Charles F Kettering Prize for major contributions to cancer research[4]
- 'Magic Bullet' Lifetime Achievement Award[4]
- Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame
References
- ^ "Developmental Therapeutics Program (DTP) - NCI". dctd.cancer.gov. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Mansukh C. Wani, Ph.D." MEDI Hall of Fame Inductees. ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry. 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Wang, Linda (21 April 2020). "Mansukh Wani, codiscoverer of Taxol, dies at age 95". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b kwienert, hrogers; ssomer. "Scientists Win $250,000 Prize For Discovering Anti-Tumor Agents - RTI International". www.rti.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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