Ivy, A. C. (Andrew Conway), 1893-1978

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Andrew Conway Ivy (1893-1978) was born in Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1913. He received his M.D. at Rush Medical school in Chicago in 1922 and from 1923-1946 he served as chair of the Physiology and Pharmacology department at Northwestern University. From 1946-1953 Ivy was the vice-president of the University of Illinois in charge of its Chicago colleges. He resigned his vice-presidential position in 1953 amid the controversy over the use of the cancer-fighting drug krebiozen and continued as a professor with the University of Illinois until 1961. Krebiozen was proposed to treat patients with a prognosis of terminal cancer. An American Medical Association study in 1951 determined krebiozen had no value and led to an investigation by Illinois General Assembly in 1953-1955; the drug was banned in 1963. From 1961-1976 Ivy was a research professor with Roosevelt University on the body's mechanisms against cancer and with the Ivy Cancer Research Foundation. Ivy's professional medical research covered nearly all aspect of gastrointestinal physiology and he wrote more than 1500 scientific articles and several books. He also served as a consultant to the Secretary of War on medical war crimes during the Nuremberg trials.

From the description of Papers, 1799-1984 (bulk 1919-1978). (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 46837499

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referencedIn Van Sickle, Leftist Pamphlet Collection, 1900-1993 Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries,
creatorOf Swanson, Gloria. Papers. Series IV. Other Interests, 1923-1983. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Ivy, A. C. (Andrew Conway), 1893-1978. Papers, 1799-1984 (bulk 1919-1978). Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Goldhammer, Gilbert S. Gilbert S. Goldhammer : transcript of an interview / interviewed by James Harvey Young, Aug. 26, 1968. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Papers of the University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, 1927-1968 University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]
creatorOf Gibbons, Delmar D., 1913-. Delmar D. Gibbons papers, 1932-1967. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Delmar D. Gibbons papers, 1932-1967 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Chicago Heart Association. Records, 1918-1950 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf [A.C. Ivy, biographical materials] University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Ivy, A. C. (Andrew Conway), 1893-1978. Physiology lectures / A.C. Ivy. Cleveland Health Sciences Library, Allen and Health Center
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associatedWith Chicago Heart Association corporateBody
associatedWith Gibbons, Delmar D., 1913- person
associatedWith Goldhammer, Gilbert S. person
correspondedWith Harvard Law School Forum corporateBody
associatedWith Ivy Cancer Research Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Swanson, Gloria. person
associatedWith University of Minnesota. Dept. of Surgery corporateBody
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Cancer
Cancer
Gastrointestinal system
Krebiozen
Nuremberg Medical Trial, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1947
Physiology
Occupation
Physicians
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Birth 1893

Death 1978-02-07

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