{"id":104175,"date":"2021-11-15T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/?p=104175"},"modified":"2025-03-13T11:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:26:09","slug":"andrew-schally-nobel-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/andrew-schally-nobel-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Andrew Schally: Nobel Prize Laureate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a young age, Andrew Schally began exploring the possibility of a career in medical research. Born in Poland on November 30, 1926, Schally came from humble beginnings, while growing up in a wartime environment. Throughout the Second World War, Schally and his family lived within a Jewish-Polish community in Romania, enduring Nazi occupation in the region that lasted through 1945.<sup data-fn=\"e420ba9c-9690-428f-828f-f0b81dbe887d\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#e420ba9c-9690-428f-828f-f0b81dbe887d\" id=\"e420ba9c-9690-428f-828f-f0b81dbe887d-link\">1<\/a><\/sup> Following the war, he began his lifelong journey into medical research by first studying in Scotland and England, before being admitted as a member of the National Institute of Medical Research Mill Hill of London in 1950 where he studied chemistry.<sup data-fn=\"895e63a0-ef13-4dac-87c8-456479151153\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#895e63a0-ef13-4dac-87c8-456479151153\" id=\"895e63a0-ef13-4dac-87c8-456479151153-link\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image104175_038f7e-ce .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image104175_038f7e-ce img.kb-img, .kb-image104175_038f7e-ce .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #1a1819;border-right:1px solid #1a1819;border-bottom:1px solid #1a1819;border-left:1px solid #1a1819;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image104175_038f7e-ce img.kb-img, .kb-image104175_038f7e-ce .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #1a1819;border-right:1px solid #1a1819;border-bottom:1px solid #1a1819;border-left:1px solid #1a1819;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image104175_038f7e-ce img.kb-img, .kb-image104175_038f7e-ce .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #1a1819;border-right:1px solid #1a1819;border-bottom:1px solid #1a1819;border-left:1px solid #1a1819;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image104175_038f7e-ce\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg?w=730\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg?w=730\" alt=\"Dr. Andrew Schally.\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-113716\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27730%27%20height%3D%27370%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20730%20370%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27730%27%20height%3D%27370%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg?resize=300,152 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg?resize=600,304 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg 730w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Andrew Schally was born in Poland, and through early struggles under German occupation during World War II, started a journey as a medical researcher that would take him to VA and groundbreaking research on hormones. (VA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While working at Baylor University in the late 1950s, Schally began collaborating with the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/houston-health-care\/about-us\/history\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston VA Hospital<\/a> where he gained renown for his work with neuroendocrinology and gastroenterology. Seeing his research potential, the Veterans Administration decided to transfer him to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/southeast-louisiana-health-care\/locations\/new-orleans-va-medical-center\/\" rel=\"noopener\">New Orleans VA Hospital<\/a> where he became the chief <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/topics\/innovation\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"30\">researcher <\/a>of the hypothalamus in 1962.<sup data-fn=\"2ec5f125-2082-47a9-ad34-08c41e35b2cc\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#2ec5f125-2082-47a9-ad34-08c41e35b2cc\" id=\"2ec5f125-2082-47a9-ad34-08c41e35b2cc-link\">3<\/a><\/sup> This was also the year that Schally officially became a United States citizen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Schally was also a Professor of Medicine at Tulane University, highlighting the relationships the Veterans Administration formed with local medical schools to aid in research and discovery in the medical field.<sup data-fn=\"e741d922-2229-4ad7-aaae-195c910e2ca5\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#e741d922-2229-4ad7-aaae-195c910e2ca5\" id=\"e741d922-2229-4ad7-aaae-195c910e2ca5-link\">4<\/a><\/sup> Fond of military history, Schally felt a great sense of honor in his new position as he worked to help\u00a0Veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schally\u2019s research primarily focused on the body\u2019s production and effect of hormones. Specifically, Schally studied hormones released in the hypothalamus of the brain including thyrotropin-releasing hormones, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormones, and follicle-stimulating hormones.<sup data-fn=\"b1652d02-2dba-4337-a7eb-84b95744e0a6\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#b1652d02-2dba-4337-a7eb-84b95744e0a6\" id=\"b1652d02-2dba-4337-a7eb-84b95744e0a6-link\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, Schally concluded that the pituitary gland of the brain was under the control of the hypothalamus which regulates and releases particular hormones. Due to the relatively small quantities of these hormones within the pituitary, Schally and his combined VA-Tulane staff worked with a \u201clarge quantity of pig brains and lamb brains to uncover the structure of these hormones.<sup data-fn=\"ba0104b3-7676-44f2-83e3-1760705a4a43\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#ba0104b3-7676-44f2-83e3-1760705a4a43\" id=\"ba0104b3-7676-44f2-83e3-1760705a4a43-link\">6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1969, the team succeeded in isolating the pituitary hormone in question.<sup data-fn=\"64a6476d-3fbf-4991-8e0d-c64eaf7f49cf\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#64a6476d-3fbf-4991-8e0d-c64eaf7f49cf\" id=\"64a6476d-3fbf-4991-8e0d-c64eaf7f49cf-link\">7<\/a><\/sup> As a result, they were able to reproduce this hormone chemically. This research had significant implications, marking a breakthrough in research surrounding contraception, diabetes, abnormal growth, mental retardation, as well as depression and other mental disorders.<sup data-fn=\"af243854-7563-40e9-ac66-b4f799841acf\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#af243854-7563-40e9-ac66-b4f799841acf\" id=\"af243854-7563-40e9-ac66-b4f799841acf-link\">8<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His research on the synthesis of hypothalamic hormones garnered Schally various honors and awards.<sup data-fn=\"656e25d7-01fe-4dcd-8e89-20f39ba25d77\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#656e25d7-01fe-4dcd-8e89-20f39ba25d77\" id=\"656e25d7-01fe-4dcd-8e89-20f39ba25d77-link\">9<\/a><\/sup> In 1977, Schally along with collaborator Roger Guillemin received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for \u201ctheir discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of the brain.\u201d<sup data-fn=\"8d2f45e5-8fdf-4eb8-9e7f-6c7bf2721baa\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#8d2f45e5-8fdf-4eb8-9e7f-6c7bf2721baa\" id=\"8d2f45e5-8fdf-4eb8-9e7f-6c7bf2721baa-link\">10<\/a><\/sup> This was the same year that fellow VA researcher, Dr. Rosalyn <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/featured-stories\/dr-rosalyn-yalow\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"104337\">Yalow <\/a>won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work with radioimmunoassay, becoming the only pair to ever earn the reward within the administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since his arrival in 1962, Dr. Schally has continued to serve our Nation\u2019s Veterans through his dedication to medical research which still continues today. When asked to reflect on his career, he wrote, \u201cI am deeply grateful to the Department of Veterans Affairs for allowing me to serve U.S. Veterans \u2014 and in fact, indirectly the whole nation.\u201d<sup data-fn=\"7e7d9fd9-5c32-4b21-b979-572edc272cc0\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#7e7d9fd9-5c32-4b21-b979-572edc272cc0\" id=\"7e7d9fd9-5c32-4b21-b979-572edc272cc0-link\">11<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through research into \u201ctherapies for diseases, such as cancer\u201d and other health issues, Dr. Schally\u2019s work has had significant implications within the VA community and across the civilian population as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading104175_ea181f-c5\">Footnotes<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"e420ba9c-9690-428f-828f-f0b81dbe887d\">\u201cAndrew V. Schally \u2013 Biographical,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/medicine\/1977\/schally\/facts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Nobel Prize<\/a>, The Nobel Prize. <a href=\"#e420ba9c-9690-428f-828f-f0b81dbe887d-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"895e63a0-ef13-4dac-87c8-456479151153\">\u201cAndrew Schally,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/andrew-schally\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Virtual Library<\/a>, Jewish Virtual Library. <a href=\"#895e63a0-ef13-4dac-87c8-456479151153-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"2ec5f125-2082-47a9-ad34-08c41e35b2cc\">Ibid. <a href=\"#2ec5f125-2082-47a9-ad34-08c41e35b2cc-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 3\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"e741d922-2229-4ad7-aaae-195c910e2ca5\">Ibid. <a href=\"#e741d922-2229-4ad7-aaae-195c910e2ca5-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 4\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"b1652d02-2dba-4337-a7eb-84b95744e0a6\">\u201cTulane University\u2019s Contributions to Health Sciences research and education: A Guide: Dr. Andrew V. Schally,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.tulane.edu\/famousalumni\/AVSchally\" rel=\"noopener\">Subject Guides<\/a>, Tulane University Libraries. <a href=\"#b1652d02-2dba-4337-a7eb-84b95744e0a6-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 5\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"ba0104b3-7676-44f2-83e3-1760705a4a43\">\u201cAndrew V. Schally \u2013 Facts,\u201d <a aria-label=\"Learn more about Andrew Schally\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/medicine\/1977\/schally\/lecture\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Nobel Prize<\/a>, Nobel Prize Organization.  <a href=\"#ba0104b3-7676-44f2-83e3-1760705a4a43-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 6\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"64a6476d-3fbf-4991-8e0d-c64eaf7f49cf\">Ibid. <a href=\"#64a6476d-3fbf-4991-8e0d-c64eaf7f49cf-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 7\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"af243854-7563-40e9-ac66-b4f799841acf\">\u201cTulane University\u2019s Contributions to Health Sciences research and education: A Guide: Dr. Andrew V. Schally,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.tulane.edu\/famousalumni\/AVSchally\" rel=\"noopener\">Subject Guides<\/a>, Tulane University Libraries. <a href=\"#af243854-7563-40e9-ac66-b4f799841acf-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 8\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"656e25d7-01fe-4dcd-8e89-20f39ba25d77\">\u201cDr. Schally Receives International Awards,\u201d The Virginia Gazette (December 3, 1974). <a href=\"#656e25d7-01fe-4dcd-8e89-20f39ba25d77-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 9\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"8d2f45e5-8fdf-4eb8-9e7f-6c7bf2721baa\">\u201cThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/medicine\/1977\/summary\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nobel Prize<\/a>, Nobel Prize Organization. <a href=\"#8d2f45e5-8fdf-4eb8-9e7f-6c7bf2721baa-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 10\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"7e7d9fd9-5c32-4b21-b979-572edc272cc0\">Mitch Mirkin, \u201cReflections of a Nobel laureate in medicine on his career with VA,\u201d <a aria-label=\"Read the VAntage Point article\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.va.gov\/VAntage\/54186\/reflections-of-a-nobel-laureate-in-medicine-on-his-career-with-va\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VAntage Point<\/a>, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. <a href=\"#7e7d9fd9-5c32-4b21-b979-572edc272cc0-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 11\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Andrew Schally was born in Poland, and through early struggles under German occupation during World War II, started a journey as a medical researcher that would take him to VA and groundbreaking research on hormones. In this feature by VA History intern Parker Beverly, follow along Dr. Schally&#8217;s career as his medical research was recognized in 1977 with the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":113716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"\u201cAndrew V. Schally \u2013 Biographical,\u201d <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/medicine\/1977\/schally\/facts\/\\\">Nobel Prize<\/a>, The Nobel Prize.\",\"id\":\"e420ba9c-9690-428f-828f-f0b81dbe887d\"},{\"content\":\"\u201cAndrew Schally,\u201d <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/andrew-schally\\\">Jewish Virtual Library<\/a>, Jewish Virtual Library.\",\"id\":\"895e63a0-ef13-4dac-87c8-456479151153\"},{\"content\":\"Ibid.\",\"id\":\"2ec5f125-2082-47a9-ad34-08c41e35b2cc\"},{\"content\":\"Ibid.\",\"id\":\"e741d922-2229-4ad7-aaae-195c910e2ca5\"},{\"content\":\"\u201cTulane University\u2019s Contributions to Health Sciences research and education: A Guide: Dr. Andrew V. Schally,\u201d <a href=\\\"https:\/\/libguides.tulane.edu\/famousalumni\/AVSchally\\\">Subject Guides<\/a>, Tulane University Libraries.\",\"id\":\"b1652d02-2dba-4337-a7eb-84b95744e0a6\"},{\"content\":\"\u201cAndrew V. Schally \u2013 Facts,\u201d <a aria-label=\\\"Learn more about Andrew Schally\\\" href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/medicine\/1977\/schally\/lecture\/\\\">Nobel Prize<\/a>, Nobel Prize Organization. \",\"id\":\"ba0104b3-7676-44f2-83e3-1760705a4a43\"},{\"content\":\"Ibid.\",\"id\":\"64a6476d-3fbf-4991-8e0d-c64eaf7f49cf\"},{\"content\":\"\u201cTulane University\u2019s Contributions to Health Sciences research and education: A Guide: Dr. Andrew V. Schally,\u201d <a href=\\\"https:\/\/libguides.tulane.edu\/famousalumni\/AVSchally\\\">Subject Guides<\/a>, Tulane University Libraries.\",\"id\":\"af243854-7563-40e9-ac66-b4f799841acf\"},{\"content\":\"\u201cDr. Schally Receives International Awards,\u201d The Virginia Gazette (December 3, 1974).\",\"id\":\"656e25d7-01fe-4dcd-8e89-20f39ba25d77\"},{\"content\":\"\u201cThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977,\u201d <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/medicine\/1977\/summary\/\\\">The Nobel Prize<\/a>, Nobel Prize Organization.\",\"id\":\"8d2f45e5-8fdf-4eb8-9e7f-6c7bf2721baa\"},{\"content\":\"Mitch Mirkin, \u201cReflections of a Nobel laureate in medicine on his career with VA,\u201d <a aria-label=\\\"Read the VAntage Point article\\\" href=\\\"https:\/\/blogs.va.gov\/VAntage\/54186\/reflections-of-a-nobel-laureate-in-medicine-on-his-career-with-va\/\\\">VAntage Point<\/a>, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.\",\"id\":\"7e7d9fd9-5c32-4b21-b979-572edc272cc0\"}]"},"categories":[6],"tags":[109,114,19,30,28],"class_list":["post-104175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-stories","tag-department-of-veterans-affairs","tag-people-in-va-history","tag-research","tag-innovation","tag-veterans-administration"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/andrew-schally-nobel-prize\/","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Dr. Andrew Schally: Nobel Prize Laureate","url":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/andrew-schally-nobel-prize\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/andrew-schally-nobel-prize\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg?w=300","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg"},"articleSection":"Featured Stories","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Department of Veterans Affairs (jdt)"}],"creator":["Department of Veterans Affairs (jdt)"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"VA History","logo":""},"keywords":["department of veterans affairs","people in va history","research","va research at 100","veterans administration"],"dateCreated":"2021-11-15T16:23:00Z","datePublished":"2021-11-15T16:23:00Z","dateModified":"2025-03-13T15:26:09Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Dr. Andrew Schally: Nobel Prize Laureate\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/andrew-schally-nobel-prize\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/andrew-schally-nobel-prize\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg?w=300\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/department.va.gov\\\/history\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/10\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Dr_Schally_009.jpg\"},\"articleSection\":\"Featured Stories\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Department of Veterans Affairs (jdt)\"}],\"creator\":[\"Department of Veterans Affairs (jdt)\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"VA History\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"department of veterans affairs\",\"people in va history\",\"research\",\"va research at 100\",\"veterans administration\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2021-11-15T16:23:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-15T16:23:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-13T15:26:09Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/department.va.gov\/p.js"},"meta_box":{"external_links":"0","endorsement":"0","subheading":"","featured_image_alt_text":"Dr. Andrew Schally was born in Poland, and through early struggles under German occupation during World War II, started a journey as a medical researcher that would take him to VA and groundbreaking research on hormones. 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