Johann Deisenhofer ( German: Johann Deisenhofer ; born September 30, 1943 , Zuzamaltheim , Germany ) is a German biochemist, winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry . Member of NAS of the USA (1997) and Leopoldins (2003).
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| Place of Birth | Zuzamaltheim , Germany |
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| Scientific field | Biochemistry |
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| Alma mater | Technical University of Munich |
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| Awards and prizes |  Nobel Prize in Chemistry ( 1988 ) |
Biography
Born in Germany in a small town Zuzamaltheim . In 1965-1971 he studied at the Munich Technical University . In 1974, he completed his dissertation under the supervision of Robert Huber at the Max Planck Society . Daisenhofer, Robert Huber and Hartmut Michel were able to obtain the exact structure of the bacterial photosynthetic reaction center , for which in 1988 they were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry . In 1988, Deisenhofer moved to Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is a professor in the Department of Biophysics at the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center [3] . Member of the European Academy (1989). Fello of the American Crystallographic Association and the American Association for the Promotion of Science. Member of the , and others.
He signed the Prevention to Humanity (1992) [4] and the Third Humanist Manifesto (2003) [5] , and in 2016, a letter urging Greenpeace , the United Nations, and governments around the world to stop fighting genetically modified organisms ( GMOs ) [ 6] [7] [8] .
Rewards
He was awarded the Grand Officer Cross of the Order of Merit for the Federal Republic of Germany (1990) and the Bavarian Order of Merit (1992).
- Max Delbrück Prize of the American Physical Society (1986) [9]
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1988)
- (1988)
- (1995)
- Röntgen-Plaquette (2004)
Honorary Doctor (1993) and (1996). Honorary Citizen of his native Zuzamaltheim and Dallas.
Main publications
- J. Deisenhofer, O. Epp, K. Miki, R. Huber & H. Michel. Structure of the protein subunits in the photosynthetic reaction center of Rhodopseudomonas viridis at 3Å resolution (Eng.) // Nature: journal. - 1985. - Vol. 318 , no. 6047 . - P. 618-624 . - DOI : 10.1038 / 318618a0 .
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 136976891 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Johann Deisenhofer, Ph.D. - Faculty Profile - UT Southwestern . Date of treatment June 24, 2014.
- ↑ Archived copy . Date of treatment August 26, 2011. Archived on August 26, 2011.
- ↑ Notable Signers Humanism and Its Aspirations . American Humanist Association. Date of treatment October 1, 2012.
- ↑ 107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs
- ↑ Laureates Letter Supporting Precision Agriculture (GMOs)
- ↑ List of Nobel Laureates Signing the Letter
- ↑ Johann Deisenhofer on the official website of the American Physical Society