Raymond L. Erikson
Raymond Leo Erikson (born January 24, 1936 at Eagle , Wisconsin , † March 30, 2020 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American molecular biologist .
Career
Erikson studied at the University of Wisconsin , where he made his bachelor's degree in 1958, his master's degree in 1961 and his doctorate in molecular biology in 1963. As a post-doctoral student he was at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where he became an assistant professor in 1965 and later a professor. He was also at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London from 1972 to 1973 and from 1975 to 1978 in the Experimental Virology Study Section of the National Institutes of Health . From 1982 he was Professor of Cell Biology and Developmental Biology at Harvard University , where he was later John F. Drum American Cancer Society Professor .
He dealt with tumor viruses , protein kinases and their role in cell division.
In 1982 he received the Robert Koch Prize and in 1982 the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research . In 1983 he received the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize from the General Motors Cancer Foundation and in 1984 the Hammer Prize for Cancer Research. From 1983 he was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and from 1984 a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Web links
- Homepage of his group at Harvard
- RAYMOND L. ERIKSON , harvard.edu
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ray Erikson February 1, 1936 - March 3, 2020. Harvard University, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, April 20, 2020, accessed June 6, 2020 .
- ↑ David A. Alcorta: Raymond L. Erikson, PhD: In Memoriam (1936-2020) . In: Cancer Research . tape 80 , 2020, p. 1-2 , doi : 10.1158 / 0008-5472.CAN-20-1505 .
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| SURNAME | Erikson, Raymond L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erikson, Raymond Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American molecular biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Eagle (Wisconsin) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 2020 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Massachusetts |