Important Contributors

Name Contribution
HippocratesHippocrates A Greek physician who recorded asthma symptoms.
GalenGalen Roman physician who found the basic cause of asthma: the narrowing of the bronchial tube.
AvicennaAvicenna Persian physician who discovered herbal medications for asthma.
Bengt I. Samuelsson Awarded the Nobel Prize for achievement in discovering the chemical structure and behavior of leukotrienes.
Sune K. Bergstrom Worked with Samuelsson (above) on leukotrienes studies.
John R. Vane Worked with Samuelsson (above) on leukotrienes studies.
R. Graham Barr Evaluated hormonal factors of asthma and was recently granted a $300,000 grant for further studies.