Pamela J. Bjorkman
Pamela Jane Bjorkman (also Pamela Jane Björkman , * 1956 in Portland , Oregon ) is an American biochemist and molecular biologist and professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Pasadena , California .
Life
Bjorkman earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Oregon at Eugene , Oregon , and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University in Cambridge , Massachusetts . As a postdoctoral fellow , she worked with Don Craig Wiley at Harvard and with Mark M. Davis at Stanford University in Stanford , California . In 1989 Bjorkman got his own laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena , California. From 1999 to 2015 she also did research for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute .
Act
Bjorkman is a pioneer in the crystallographic study of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). She was the first to identify the crystal structure of an MHC protein (1987). Bjorkman is considered to be a leader in the study of the structure, function and interaction of various proteins in the process of the immune response .
Awards (selection)
- 1993 William B. Coley Award
- 1994 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1996 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
- 1997 membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2001 membership in the National Academy of Sciences
- 2002 Max Planck Research Prize
- 2002 membership in the American Philosophical Society
- 2006 L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
- 2007 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Web links
- Björkman Lab and Profile at California Institute of Technology (caltech.edu); Retrieved February 3, 2016
- Pamela J. Björkman, Ph.D., Biography ( memento of October 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) and Research Profile ( memento of June 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), each at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (hhmi.org)
Individual evidence
- ^ William B. Coley Award. In: cancerresearch.org. Retrieved January 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Pamela J. Bjorkman BA, PhD at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); Retrieved December 9, 2012
- ^ Goethe University - laureate since 1952. In: uni-frankfurt.de. March 14, 2016, accessed January 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter B. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved May 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Winner for Max Planck Research Award 2002 named at chemie.de; Retrieved April 26, 2011
- ↑ Dr. Pamela J. Bjorkman at the American Philosophical Society (amphilsoc.org); Retrieved April 26, 2011
- ^ L'Oréal UNESCO Prize: "For Women in Science" at unesco.de; Retrieved April 26, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bjorkman, Pamela J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bjorkman, Pamela; Bjorkman, Pamela Jane; Björkman, Pamela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American biochemist and molecular biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland , Oregon |