Edmond H. Fischer
Edmond H. Fischer | |
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Fischer in 2016 | |
| Born | Edmond Henri Fischer April 6, 1920 |
| Died | August 27, 2021 (aged 101) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva |
| Known for | Protein phosphorylation |
| Spouses | Nelly Gagnaux (died); Beverly Bullock |
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| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Washington |
| Thesis | La purification et l'isolement de l'alpha-amylase de pancréas (1947) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kurt Heinrich Meyer |
| Website | depts |
Edmond Henri Fischer (April 6, 1920 – August 27, 2021) was a Swiss-American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council. At the time of his death at age 101 in 2021, he was the oldest living Nobel Prize laureate.