Gottfried Schatz

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Gottfried Schatz (2001)

Gottfried "Jeff" Schatz (born August 18, 1936 in Strem , Austria ; † October 1, 2015 in Basel ) was a Swiss- Austrian biochemist .

Life

Gottfried Schatz graduated as a student, the Academic Gymnasium in Graz with the matriculation examination in 1954. After studying chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Graz (PhD. Sub auspiciis praesidentis 1961) itself stays connected at the University of Vienna and the Public Health Research Institute of the City of New York . After a total of six years at Cornell University in Ithaca , New York, first as associate professor , then as professor, Gottfried Schatz took over a professorship at the Institute for Biochemistry at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel , which he headed from 1983 to 1985. From 1984 to 1989 he was Secretary General of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). After his retirement in 2000, he was President of the Swiss Science and Technology Council (SSTC) for four years . In 2000 his scientific autobiography "Interplanetary travels" was published .

Gottfried Schatz was married and had three children, including the manager Peer Schatz . He last lived in Reinach (BL) .

Act

Gottfried Schatz played a leading role in the elucidation of the formation of mitochondria and is a co-discoverer of mitochondrial DNA . His finding that this DNA codes for only a few proteins , however, was decisive for his further research, which dealt with the import of proteins into the mitochondria and the breakdown of proteins within the mitochondria. Schatz discovered a complex transport system that recognizes mitochondrial proteins that are formed in the cytoplasm based on specific signals and smuggles them into the mitochondria. This system contains two protein complexes, TOM and TIM , which are located in the outer and inner membrane of the mitochondria, respectively. Mutations in these complexes can interfere with protein import and cause diseases such as neurodegenerative Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome , which leads to deafness . Schatz also showed that the Lon protease controls protein turnover in the mitochondria and thus maintains the function of mitochondrial DNA. The biochemist is the author of more than 200 scientific publications, three volumes of essays, an autobiography and a novel.

Honourings and prices

Publications (selection)

  • Jeff's view on science and scientists. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam 2006, ISBN 0-444-52133-X .
  • Beyond genes. Essays about our being, our world and our dreams. NZZ Libro, Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-03823-780-8 .
    • Paperback edition: The World We Live In: A Biologist About Our Nature, Our Dreams And The Purpose Of Things. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2010, ISBN 978-3-451-05792-2 .
  • Fire seeker. The hunt for the secret of life energy. NZZ Libro, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-03823-677-1 .
  • Magic garden biology. How biological discoveries shape our image of man. NZZ Libro, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-03823-753-2 .
  • Postdoc. Novel. Styria, Graz 2015, ISBN 978-3-222-13486-9
  • Big Bang, Star Ash and a question mark. Essays on culture and science. NZZ Libro, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-03810-160-4 .

Web links

Wikiquote: Gottfried Schatz  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dieter Schweizer: In memoriam Gottfried Schatz (1936–2015) , uni: view, October 5, 2015, accessed October 6, 2015
  2. ↑ Swiss Science and Technology Council (SSTC): The Federal Council designates the new members. Press release April 2000.
  3. ↑ Gottfried Schatz: Over 103 interviews during the four-year term of office as President of the SSTC ( Memento from February 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Gottfried Schatz: Interplanetary travels. In: Comprehensive Biochemistry. Volume 41, 2000, Chapter 9, pp. 449-530.
  5. ↑ Every employee should feel important, Interview with Peer Schatz, NZZ 2009, accessed October 9, 2019
  6. ↑ Ellen Haslbrunner, Hans Tuppy , Gottfried Schatz (Institute for Biochemistry at the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna ): "Deoxyribonucleic Acid associated with Yeast Mitochondria" (1964) ( Memento from July 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications . Volume 15, pp. 127-132
  7. ↑ Protein transport in mitochondria: TOM and TIM complexes biospektrum.de, accessed on June 10, 2014, (PDF file; 200 kB)
  8. ↑ https://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/publications/bookofmembers/electionIndex1950-1999.pdf#page=47
  9. ↑ Marcel Benoist Prize 1992 ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "... in recognition of his pioneering work on genetics and the intracellular transport mechanisms of the mitochondrial proteins encoded in the nucleus DNA." marcel-benoist.ch, accessed on June 10, 2014.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.marcel-benoist.ch
  10. ↑ http://www.awk.nrw.de/akademie/lösungen/verstorbenemitglieder/naturmedizin/korrespondierende-verbindungen.html
  11. ↑ tugraz.at
  12. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
  13. ↑ tugraz.at
  14. ↑ EB Wilson Medal 2000: "... for work on mitochondrial protein import." - Lecture: What Mitochondria Have Told Me PMC 32264 (free full text)
  15. ↑ Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize 2004 ( Memento from June 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) "... has found worldwide recognition with his work on the formation of mitochondria."
  16. ↑ Science Information Service Basel, August 25, 2009 : Gottfried Schatz receives European award for scientific culture of the Cultural Foundation "Pro Europa" ... for his "commitment to serving the scientific culture and its radiance far beyond the country's borders."
personal data
SURNAME Honey, Gottfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Honey, Jeff
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss-Austrian biochemist
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Strem , Austria
DATE OF DEATH October 1, 2015
Place of death Basel , Switzerland