Fuller Albright

Fuller Albright

Fuller Albright (* 12. Januar 1900 in Buffalo; † 8. Dezember 1969 in Boston) war ein amerikanischer Endokrinologe, der sich mit Stoffwechselerkrankungen beschäftigte.

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Albright studierte Medizin in Harvard. 1924 schloss er das Studium ab. Danach arbeitete er an der Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore und in Wien. Von 1942 bis 1961 arbeitete er als außerordentlicher Professor wieder in Harvard, u. a. mit Harry F. Klinefelter.

Zum Ende seines Lebens litt Fuller Albright an der Parkinson-Krankheit.

Werk

Nach ihm sind u. a. folgende Krankheiten benannt:

  • Albright-Syndrom (auch McCune-Albright-Syndrom)
  • Albright-Butler-Bloomberg-Syndrom
  • Albright-Osteodystrophie

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