Carl Peter Henrik Dam (21 February 1895 – 17 April 1976) was a Danish biochemist and physiologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1943 for joint work with Edward Doisy in discovering vitamin K and its role in human physiology. Dam's key experiment involved feeding a cholesterol -free diet to chickens. [1] .

Feb 17, 2025 · Henrik Dam (born Feb. 21, 1895, Copenhagen, Den.—died April 1976, Copenhagen) was a Danish biochemist who, with Edward A. Doisy, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1943 for research into antihemorrhagic substances and the discovery of vitamin K (1939).

Danish biochemist Carl Peter Henrik Dam was awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology for his discovery of vitamin K, the blood coagulating factor. He shared the prize with American biochemist Edward A. Doisy (1893-1986), who, working independently in St. Louis, Missouri, elucidated the chemical nature of the vitamin.

After his return to Denmark in 1946, Dam’s main research subjects were vitamin K, vitamin E, fats, cholesterol, and, in recent years, nutritional studies in relation to gall-stone formation. He has been leader of the Biochemical Division of the Danish Fat Research Institute from 1956 to 1962.

Henrik Dam was a Danish biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Carl Peter Henrik Dam (Copenhague, 21 de febrero de 1895-Copenhague, 12 de abril de 1976) fue un bioquímico y fisiólogo danés. Estudió química en el Instituto Politécnico de Copenhague, donde se graduó en 1920.

Henrik Carl Peter Dam Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1943 Born: 21 February 1895, Copenhagen, Denmark Died: 17 April 1976, Copenhagen, Denmark Affiliation at the time of the award: Polytechnic Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark Prize motivation: “for …

Carl Peter Henrik Dam (February 21 1895 — April 17 1976) was a Danish chemist. [1] He won the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Edward Doisy, for the discovery of Vitamin K. [2]

Jun 11, 2018 · Henrik Dam [1] (hăn´rēk däm), 1895–1976, Danish biochemist. He identified vitamin K in 1934 and later investigated the role of vitamin E in nutrition. The 1943 Nobel Prize [2] in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Dam and …

Danish biochemist Carl Peter Henrik Dam (1895-1976) was awarded 1943 Nobel prize in medicine jointly with Edward Doisy for work on Vitamin K; he was a professor at University of Copenhagen, 1928-1941 and 1946-1976, and spent the war years in the United States.