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Christian B. Anfinsen

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Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. (March 26, 1916 – May 14, 1995) was an American biochemist. [1]

55 relations: Ada Yonath, Agnosticism, Alan Fersht, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Amino acid, Andreas Plückthun, Anfinsen's dogma, Bachelor's degree, Bethesda, Maryland, Biochemist, Biochemistry, Biomolecular structure, Carlsberg Laboratory, Carol V. Robinson, Cell physiology, Conversion to Judaism, Copenhagen, Delta Upsilon, Doctor of Philosophy, Donald F. Hunt, Enzyme, Harvard Medical School, John R. Yates, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, Judaism, Martin Karplus, Master's degree, Matthias Mann, Meir Wilchek, Monessen, Pennsylvania, National Academy of Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Norwegian Americans, Randallstown, Maryland, Rehovot, Ribonuclease, Robert Tycko, Rockefeller Foundation, Roger Y. Tsien, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Sequence, Stanford Moore, Stephen J. Benkovic, Swarthmore College, The American-Scandinavian Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, ..., Wayne Hendrickson, Wayne L. Hubbell, Weizmann Institute of Science, William Howard Stein, World Cultural Council. Expand index (5 more) »

Ada Yonath

Ada E. Yonath (עדה יונת.) (born 22 June 1939) is an Israeli crystallographer best known for her pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome.

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Agnosticism

Agnosticism is the view that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable.

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Alan Fersht

Sir Alan Roy Fersht, FRS, FMedSci (born 21 April 1943) is a British chemist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States of America.

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American Philosophical Society

The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 and located in Philadelphia, is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

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Andreas Plückthun

Andreas Plückthun (born May 7, 1956) is a scientist whose research is focused on the field of protein engineering.

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Anfinsen's dogma

Anfinsen's dogma (also known as the thermodynamic hypothesis) is a postulate in molecular biology that states that, at least for a small globular protein in its standard physiological environment, the native structure is determined only by the protein's amino acid sequence.

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Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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Bethesda, Maryland

Bethesda is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, located just northwest of the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda.

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Biochemist

Biochemists are scientists that are trained in biochemistry.

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Biochemistry

Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.

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Biomolecular structure

Biomolecular structure is the intricate folded, three-dimensional shape that is formed by a molecule of protein, DNA, or RNA, and that is important to its function.

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Carlsberg Laboratory

The Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen, Denmark, was created in 1875 by J. C. Jacobsen, the founder of the Carlsberg brewery, for the sake of advancing biochemical knowledge, especially relating to brewing.

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Carol V. Robinson

Dame Carol Vivien Robinson, (née Bradley, born 10 April 1956Anon (2015)) is a British chemist.

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Cell physiology

In the context of human physiology, the term cell physiology often specifically applies to the physiology of membrane transport, neuron transmission, and (less frequently) muscle contraction.

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Conversion to Judaism

Conversion to Judaism (גיור, giyur) is the religious conversion of non-Jews to become members of the Jewish religion and Jewish ethnoreligious community.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København; Hafnia) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark.

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Delta Upsilon

Delta Upsilon (ΔΥ), commonly known as DU, is a collegiate men's fraternity founded on November 4, 1834 at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Donald F. Hunt

Donald F. Hunt is the University Professor of Chemistry and Pathology at the University of Virginia.

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Enzyme

Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts.

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Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University.

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John R. Yates

John R. Yates III is an American chemist and professor of chemical biology at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.

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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Olga and Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died on April 26, 1922.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is an American private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Judaism

Judaism (originally from Hebrew, Yehudah, "Judah"; via Latin and Greek) is the religion of the Jewish people.

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Martin Karplus

Martin Karplus (born March 15, 1930) is an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin magister) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Matthias Mann

Matthias Mann (born 10 October 1959) is a scientist in the area of mass spectrometry and proteomics.

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Meir Wilchek

Meir Wilchek (Hebrew: מאיר אשר וילצ'ק, born 17 October 1935) is an Israeli biochemist.

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Monessen, Pennsylvania

Monessen is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is the third largest Institute of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland, United States.

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National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research, founded in the late 1870s.

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi) is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry.

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Norwegian Americans

Norwegian Americans (norskamerikanere) are Americans with ancestral roots from Norway.

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Randallstown, Maryland

Randallstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.

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Rehovot

Rehovot (רְחוֹבוֹת) is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv.

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Ribonuclease

Ribonuclease (commonly abbreviated RNase) is a type of nuclease that catalyzes the degradation of RNA into smaller components.

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Robert Tycko

Robert Tycko is an American biophysicist whose research primarily involves solid state NMR, including the development of new methods and applications to various areas of physics, chemistry, and biology.

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Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

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Roger Y. Tsien

Roger Yonchien Tsien (February 1, 1952 – August 24, 2016) was a Han Chinese/Taiwanese-American biochemist.

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Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab) is a Danish non-governmental science Academy, founded in 1742 for the advancement of science in Denmark.

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Sequence

In mathematics, a sequence is an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed.

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Stanford Moore

Stanford Moore (September 4, 1913 – August 23, 1982) was an American biochemist.

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Stephen J. Benkovic

Stephen James Benkovic (born April 20, 1938) is an American chemist.

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Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, southwest of Philadelphia.

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The American-Scandinavian Foundation

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF), is an American non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting international understanding through educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in University City section of West Philadelphia.

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Wayne Hendrickson

Wayne A. Hendrickson (born April 25, 1941, New York City) is an American biophysicist and University professor at Columbia.

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Wayne L. Hubbell

Wayne L. Hubbell (born 24 March 1943) is an American biochemist and member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Weizmann Institute of Science

The Weizmann Institute of Science (מכון ויצמן למדע Machon Weizmann LeMada) is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel.

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William Howard Stein

William Howard Stein (June 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980) was an American biochemist.

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World Cultural Council

The World Cultural Council is an international organization whose goals are to promote cultural values, goodwill and philanthropy among individuals.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_B._Anfinsen

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