Randy Schekman

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Randy Schekman

Randy Wayne Schekman (born December 30, 1948 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) is an American biochemist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley . In 2013 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with James Rothman and Thomas Südhof .

Life

Schekman earned a bachelor's degree in molecular biology from the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles , California in 1970 and a Ph.D. in biochemistry with Arthur Kornberg at Stanford University in Stanford , California. He then held a post-doctoral position in the Department of Biology at the University of California, San Diego in San Diego , California, before becoming an assistant professor (initially Assistant Professor , later Associate Professor ) in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley , California. Since 1989 he has held a full professorship for molecular and cellular biology there. In 1999 he was President of the American Society for Cell Biology .

Act

Schekman and his group have gained numerous insights into the regulation and handling of protein transport processes within cells as well as their underlying genes and gene products . The aim of the research was biological membranes and their production processes. Fundamental knowledge was gained from yeast , but the corresponding mechanisms could also be demonstrated in higher organisms. Disturbances in these processes have been identified as the cause of various hereditary diseases and other genetic disorders.

Awards (selection)

literature

Web links

Commons : Randy Schekman  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nobelprize.org: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 , accessed October 7, 2013
  2. ↑ Intracellular Transport of Proteins. at hhmi.org; Retrieved November 3, 2010
  3. ↑ 2008 Dickson Prize Winner at pitt.edu; Retrieved November 3, 2010
  4. ^ Member History: Randy Wayne Schekman. American Philosophical Society, accessed December 1, 2018 (with biographical notes).
  5. ↑ usc.edu ; accessed on May 9, 2019.
  6. ^ New Fellows 2013 of the Royal Society (royalsociety.org); Retrieved May 7, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Schekman, Randy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schekman, Randy Wayne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American biochemist
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul , Minnesota