Jacob Sheskin, sometimes written as Sheskin Jacob (Hebrew: יעקב שסקין; 1914 – April 17, 1999) was a Russian-born Israeli physician best known for his 1964 serendipitous discovery that thalidomide can be used as a treatment for leprosy at Hadassah University in Jerusalem.[1]

Jacob Sheskin
יעקב שסקין
Born1914
DiedApril 17, 1999(1999-04-17) (aged 85)
Jerusalem, Israel
AwardsYakir Yerushalayim (1997)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsHadassah Medical Center

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  1. ^ "Thalidomide chronology". Grünenthal. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  2. ^ "מקבלי התואר יקיר ירושלים בשנים עברו". unknown. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2009-07-27.

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