Solomon Berson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Solomon Berson

American physician

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1918

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1972

Profession: physicist, university teacher, endocrinologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Solomon Aaron Berson (22 April 1918 – 11 April 1972, age 53) was an American physician and scientist whose discoveries, mostly together with Rosalyn Yalow, caused major advances in clinical biochemistry.
Five years after Berson's death, Yalow received a Nobel Prize, which cannot be awarded posthumously, for their joint work on the radioimmunoassay.
The Solomon A.
Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award was created in Berson's honor by NYU School of Medicine.