Luis Federico Leloir
Luis Federico Leloir
Luis Federico Leloir ForMemRS was a French born Argentine physician and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Although born in France, Leloir received the majority of his education at the University of Buenos Aires and was director of the private research group Fundación Instituto Campomar until his death in 1987. Although his laboratories were often plagued by lack of financial support and second-rate equipment, his research into sugar nucleotides, carbohydrate metabolism, and renal hypertension has garnered international...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth6 September 1906
CountryFrance