Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Andrew V. Schally
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
1926 -
Miami
Distinguished Professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine, and Distinguished Medical Research Scientist and Chief of Endocrine, Polypeptide and Cancer Institute at the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center, for his discovery of hypothalamic hormones and subsequent applications of their analogues to treatment of cancer and other diseases. Recipient of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Inducted September 16, 2016
Erected 2016 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine.
Location. 28° 3.454′ N, 82° 24.925′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker can be reached from USF Alumni Drive, 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Florida Inventors Hall of Fame (here, next to this marker); Hedy Lamarr (here, next to this marker); M.J. Soileau (here, next to this marker); Jacqueline W. Quinn (here, next to this marker); Luther G. Simjian (here, next to this marker); Chris A. Malochowsky (here, next to this marker); Michael Bass (here, next to this marker); Alan F. List (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
Also see . . .
1. Dr. Andrew Schally: Nobel Prize laureate. (Submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.