Charles Yanofsky

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Charles Yanofsky (born April 17, 1925 in New York City , New York - † March 16, 2018 ) was an American geneticist and molecular biologist and professor of biology at Stanford University in Stanford , California .

Life

After his military service (1944–1946) Yanofsky earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the City College of New York in New York City in 1948 and a master's degree in microbiology from Yale University in 1951, and a Ph.D. there. In 1954 he became an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University Medical School in Cleveland , Ohio . Since 1958, Yanofsky was a professor at Stanford University in Stanford , California , most recently as Morris Herzstein Professor of Biology .

Act

Yanofsky was the Broad tryptophan - biosynthesis educate and make fundamental contributions to understanding how to read genetic messages and translated into proteins ( transcription ). In particular, he was able to prove that point mutations in a gene lead to point changes in a protein ( colinearity ). His investigations into microbial gene expression led to the discovery and elucidation of the attenuation .

Awards (selection)

literature

  • Nicole Kresge, Robert D. Simoni and Robert L. Hill: Using Tryptophan Synthase to Prove Gene-Protein Colinearity: the Work of Charles Yanofsky. The Journal of Biological Chemistry , 280, e43. ( Full text )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Yanofsky in the Encyclopædia Britannica (restricted access); Retrieved May 1, 2011
  2. ↑ Stanford geneticist Charles Yanofsky dies at 92 news.stanford.edu, March 16, 2018, accessed March 17, 2018
  3. ^ Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award Past Laureates. (No longer available online.) In: asm.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016 ; accessed on March 26, 2018 (English).
  4. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter Y. (PDF; 117 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved on August 29, 2019 .
  5. ^ The International Who's Who, 1989-90 . ISBN 0-946653-50-X , pp. 292 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  6. ^ Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award 1971 Winners Seymour Benzer, Sydney Brenner, and Charles Yanofsky at laskerfoundation.org; Retrieved May 1, 2011
  7. ^ Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology Recipients at nasonline.org; accessed on January 14, 2016
  8. ^ Past Recipients of the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize at columbia.edu; Retrieved May 1, 2011
  9. ^ Member entry by Charles Yanofsky at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on October 12, 2012.
  10. ^ ASBMB Past Presidents: Charles Yanofsky at asbmb.org; Retrieved May 1, 2011
  11. ^ Charles Yanofsky BS, PhD at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); Retrieved December 8, 2012
  12. ^ Foreign Members of the Royal Society at royalsociety.org; Retrieved May 1, 2011
  13. ^ The Passano Awards 1945–2009 at passanofoundation.org; Retrieved May 1, 2011
  14. ↑ Charles Yanofsky at nsf.gov; Retrieved May 1, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Yanofsky, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American geneticist and molecular biologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 2018