John Hughes (neuroscientist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJohn Hughes (neuroscientist)
British pharmacologist
Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1942
Place of Birth: London
Profession: university teacher, pharmacologist, neuroscientist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About John Hughes (neuroscientist)
- John Hughes (born 6 January 1942) is a British neuroscientist who shared the 1978 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for the discovery of met-enkephalin and leu-enkephalin.
- This discovery demonstrated that opiate drugs exert their effects on the human brain by mimicking endogenous neurotransmitters, the opioid peptides.
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