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John Robert Vane 1927–, British biochemist, Ph.D. Univ. of Oxford, 1953. With B. I. Samuelsson and Sune K. BergstrOm, Vane was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The trio won the prize for their identification and description of various compounds known as prostaglandins, which affect such functions as blood pressure and body temperature. This work helped explain the effects on the body of aspirin, the world's most widely used drug.
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