Avram Goldstein

Avram Goldstein (3 July 1919 – 1 June 2012) was a professor of pharmacology who was one of the discoverers of endorphins and a noted expert on addiction.[1]

Goldstein established the Pharmacology Department at Stanford University School of Medicine.[2] He was awarded the Franklin Medal and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He was an atheist.[3]

References

Bloom, Floyd (22 March 1994). "Addiction: From Biology to Drug Policy". Issues in Science and Technology – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
"NOTED PHARMACOLOGIST AND ADDICTION EXPERT AVRAM GOLDSTEIN DIES AT 92". States News Service – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
Goldstein, Avram (1997). "A Rewarding Research Pathway". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 37: 1–28. doi:10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.37.1.1.

External links

"Avram Goldstein July 3, 1919-June 1, 2012". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

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[1] Bloom, Floyd (22 March 1994). "Addiction: From Biology to Drug Policy". Issues in Science and Technology – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

[2] "NOTED PHARMACOLOGIST AND ADDICTION EXPERT AVRAM GOLDSTEIN DIES AT 92". States News Service – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

[3] Goldstein, Avram (1997). "A Rewarding Research Pathway". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 37: 1–28. doi:10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.37.1.1.