Gottfried Schatz
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
- 1976 Cardinal Innitzer Prize
- 1983 Emil Christian Hansen Gold Medal from the Carlsberg Foundation
- 1985 honorary member of the Japanese Biochemical Society
- 1985 Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 1986 Sir Hans Krebs Medal, FEBS
- 1987 foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1988 Otto Warburg Medal , German Society for Biochemistry
- 1988 member of the Academia Europaea
- 1989 Foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA)
- 1990 Louis Jeantet Prize for Medicine from the Louis Jeantet Foundation in Geneva
- 1991 Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
- 1992 Marcel Benoist Prize
- 1993 Schleiden Medal of the Leopoldina
- 1993 Corresponding foreign member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- 1994 Corresponding member of the North Rhine-Westphalia Academy of Sciences and the Arts
- 1996 Honorary doctorate from the Comenius University in Bratislava
- 1997 Lynen Medal, University of Miami , USA
- 1997 Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- 1998 Gairdner Foundation International Award , Toronto
- 1998 Foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
- 2000 Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2000 honorary doctorate from Stockholm University
- 2000 EB Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology
- 2004 International Antonio Feltrinelli Prize , Rome
- 2006 Reinacher Prize
- 2008 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2009 Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art
- 2009 European Science and Culture Prize of the "Pro Europa" cultural foundation
- 2010 Austrian Abroad of the Year
Publications (selection)
- Jeff's view on science and scientists. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Amsterdam 2006, ISBN 0-444-52133-X .
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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
- Directory of scientific publications
- Detailed CV , ae-info.org, accessed June 10, 2014.
- CV and publications with photo ( Memento from March 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- Why scientists form the intellectual shock troop of culture Gottfried Schatz in an interview. August 17, 2008 NZZ am Sonntag , p. 63.
- Highly appreciated: Gottfried Schatz, chemist and President ( Memento from November 27, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Report from the University of Graz about life stages (with some photos)
- Literature by and about Gottfried Schatz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Susan M. Gasser : On the death of Gottfried Schatz. Passionate researcher and gentleman. Obituary in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from October 4, 2015.
- Member entry by Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schatz at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on January 8, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dieter Schweizer: In memoriam Gottfried Schatz (1936–2015) , uni: view, October 5, 2015, accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Swiss Science and Technology Council (SSTC): The Federal Council designates the new members. Press release April 2000.
- ↑ 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 )
- ↑ Gottfried Schatz: Interplanetary travels. In: Comprehensive Biochemistry. Volume 41, 2000, Chapter 9, pp. 449-530.
- ↑ Every employee should feel important, Interview with Peer Schatz, NZZ 2009, accessed October 9, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Protein transport in mitochondria: TOM and TIM complexes biospektrum.de, accessed on June 10, 2014, (PDF file; 200 kB)
- ↑ https://www.amacad.org/multimedia/pdfs/publications/bookofmembers/electionIndex1950-1999.pdf#page=47
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.awk.nrw.de/akademie/lösungen/verstorbenemitglieder/naturmedizin/korrespondierende-verbindungen.html
- ↑ tugraz.at
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
- ↑ tugraz.at
- ↑ EB Wilson Medal 2000: "... for work on mitochondrial protein import." - Lecture: What Mitochondria Have Told Me PMC 32264 (free full text)
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ 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 | |
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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 |