Jean-Marie Ghuysen
Jean-Marie Ghuysen (born January 26, 1925 in Blégny - Trembleur , † August 31, 2004 in Liège ) was a Belgian microbiologist .
Ghuysen was able to explain the mode of action of the β-lactam antibiotics , which inhibit the synthesis of the bacterial cell wall. He described the peptidoglycan layer there and the biochemistry of the penicillin-binding proteins (PBP, now known as transpeptidases ).
Life
Ghuysen's father was a pharmacist and mayor in Blégny - Trembleur . Jean-Marie Ghuysen studied pharmacology and chemistry at the University of Liège . During the war he supported the Resistance as a messenger and bomb maker. In 1947 he obtained a degree in pharmacology, in 1948 in chemistry and in 1951 a Ph.D. from Victor Desreux. in physical chemistry . Ghuysen then got a job at Labaz , but in 1958 he moved to the University of Liège, where he received an extraordinary professorship in 1966 and a full professorship in 1969. In 1990 Ghuysen retired , but was still in charge of the protein engineering center there until 1995 .
Ghuysen was married, his wife Jeanine (née Defourny, 1925–2003) died a year before him. The couple had three children.
Awards (selection)
- 1977 Marjory Stephenson Memorial Lecture
- 1989 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1991 Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology from UNESCO
- 1997 Albert Einstein World Award of Science
- 2001 Bristol-Myers Squibb Award (for distinguished achievement in infectious diseases research)
- Honorary doctorates following universities: University of Nancy , University of Debrecen , University of Montreal
literature
- J. Coyette, JM Frère, P. Reynolds: Obituary: J.-M. Ghuysen. In: Molecular microbiology. Volume 57, Number 4, August 2005, pp. 871-873, ISSN 0950-382X . doi: 10.1111 / j.1365-2958.2005.04715.x . PMID 16091029 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awards and Prize Lectures at the Society for General Microbiology (sgm.ac.uk) ( Memento from September 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Jean-Marie Ghuysen PhD at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); Retrieved November 11, 2012
- ↑ Summary List of UNESCO Prizes (PDF, 95 kB, status 1998) at UNESCO (unesco.org); Retrieved November 11, 2012
- ^ Admin: Prof. Jean-Marie Ghuysen. In: consejoculturalmundial.org. November 12, 1997, accessed April 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Facts Sheet (PDF, 506 kB) at Bristol-Myers Squibb (bms.com); Retrieved February 20, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ghuysen, Jean-Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ghuysen, Jean M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian microbiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blégny - Trembleur |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 2004 |
| Place of death | Liege |