Roger Altounyan

Inventor of Cromolyn sodium as a remedy for asthma Roger Edward Collingwood Altounyan (1922–1987) was a Syrian-born Anglo-Armenian physician and pharmacologist who pioneered the use of sodium cromoglycate as a remedy for asthma. His family relocated to the United Kingdom where he studied medicine and started his pioneering research. War service Altounyan joined the Royal Air Force in 1941 and became a flying instructor. He was […]