Gerhard Giebisch
Gerhard H. Giebisch (born January 17, 1927 in Vienna ; † April 6, 2020 in Branford , Connecticut ) was an American doctor ( nephrologist ) of Austrian origin who dealt with kidney physiology and electrolyte metabolism.
Giebisch studied medicine at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1951. At first he wanted to become an internist, to do this, on the advice of one of his professors, first delved into basic research in physiology, for which he also studied for a few months with Otto Spühler in Zurich , where he turned to kidney research. After completing his doctorate, he briefly taught pharmacology in Vienna with Franz von Brücke. As a post-doctoral student he was at Milwaukee Hospital (internship) in 1952/53 and at Cornell University (Medical College) from 1953 to 1956 , first with Robert Pitts and 1955/56 as an instructor for physiology. In 1956 he was a lecturer in pharmacology at the University of Vienna and from 1957 Assistant Professor , 1960 Associate Professor and from 1965 Professor of Physiology at the Medical College of Cornell University. From 1968 he was professor of physiology at Yale University and from 1968 to 1973 head of the department of physiology. From 1970 he was Sterling Professor for Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale University. 1974/75 he was honorary professor at the University of Lausanne .
Giebisch examined in particular the molecular and cellular basis of the regulation of the potassium balance in the kidney. He was a pioneer in the application of micropuncture techniques and patch clamp techniques in kidney research.
In 1971 he received the Homer Smith Award from the American Society of Nephrology , in 1980 the Johannes Müller Medal from the German Physiological Society, and in 1988 the Volhard Medal from the German Society for Nephrology. In 1990 he received the Ernst Jung Prize , in 1992 the A. N. Richards Award of the International Society of Nephrology , in 1994 the Berlin Award of the American Society of Nephrology and in 2006 its John P. Peters Award . He received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Uppsala, Lausanne, Vienna and Bern and the University of Connecticut . He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1983), the National Academy of Sciences (1984) and the Leopoldina (1988).
Giebisch was a US citizen. He was married to an American from 1952 and had two children.
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerhard Giebisch in the catalog of the German National Library
- biography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
- ^ Gerhard Giebisch 1927 - 2020. In: The New Haven Register. Legacy.com, accessed April 9, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giebisch, Gerhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giebisch, Gerhard Hans (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physician of Austrian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2020 |
| Place of death | Branford , Connecticut |