Emmanuel B. Thompson

(1928- ) lived in Lincoln. Pharmacologist, educator, known for research pertaining to treatments for high blood pressure and sickle-cell anemia, he has also researched techniques on drug screening, and authored a 1985 textbook on the subject; has published 45 reports on his work. Consult Distinguished African American Scientists of the 20th Century (Oryx Press, 1996) 311-314 and Notable Black American Scientists (Gale, 1999) 297-299.

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