Erich Hecker
Erich Hecker (born July 7, 1926 in Tübingen ) is a German biochemist. In 1964 he was the founding director of the Institute for Biochemistry at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg.
Hecker studied in Tübingen and received his doctorate there in 1952 under Adolf Butenandt ( on the method of countercurrent distribution and its application to the isolation and purification of the constituents of the sexual scent glands of the silk moth ). He then went to the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Tübingen and the University of Wisconsin-Madison . In 1958 he became head of department at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Munich, where the institute had moved from Tübingen. In 1962 he completed his habilitation in Munich ( chemistry and biochemistry of tetralin-p-quinols and oestra-p-quinols). In 1964 he became the founding director of the Institute for Biochemistry at the German Cancer Research Center and he was also a professor at Heidelberg University. In 1994 he retired. In 1970/71 he was chairman of the DKFZ board of directors.
He dealt with tumor-promoting plant constituents (co- carcinogens ) such as phorbol esters, which he isolated from nightshade plants . They are not carcinogens themselves, but they do promote cell growth. He also looked at pheromones and estrogens .
In 1976 he played a key role in initiating the DKFZ's cooperation with Israel.
In 1988 he received the Otto Wallach badge . In 1989 he became a member of the Leopoldina . In 1971 he received the Dr. Emil Salzer Prize for Cancer Research.
He was co-editor of the Zeitschrift für Krebsforschung (later Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology ). Hecker holds several patents.
Fonts
- Distribution method in the laboratory, Verlag Chemie 1955
Web links
- Erich Hecker on his 90th birthday in 2016, DKFZ
- Member entry by Prof. Dr. Erich Hecker at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on March 12, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life and career dates, Kürschner, Scholars Calendar 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hecker, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biochemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tübingen |