| Who is it? | Physiologist |
| Birth Day | January 11, 1924 |
| Birth Place | Dijon, France, American |
| Age | 100 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal Université de Bourgogne |
| Known for | Neurohormones |
| Awards | National Medal of Science, Nobel Prize (1977) Dickson Prize (1977) |
| Fields | Biology Neurology |
| Institutions | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Doctoral students | Wylie Vale |
Roger Guillemin, the renowned American physiologist, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. With a distinguished career in the field of physiology, Guillemin has made substantial contributions to scientific research. His notable work includes the discovery of hypothalamic hormones, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1977. Throughout his illustrious career, Guillemin has undoubtedly garnered recognition and financial success, solidifying his net worth in the aforementioned range.
Completing his undergraduate work at the University of Burgundy, Guillemin received his M.D. degree from the Medical Faculty at Lyon in 1949, and went to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to work with Hans Selye at the Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery at the Université de Montréal where he received a Ph.D. in 1953. The same year he moved to the United States to join the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine at Houston. In 1965, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In 1970 he helped to set up the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California where he worked until retirement in 1989.
Guillemin signed along with other Nobel Prize winners a petition requesting a delegation of the Committee on the Rights of the Children of the United Nations to visit a Tibetan child who is under house arrest in China since 1995, namely Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama by the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.
