Nenad Ban
Nenad Ban | |
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| Born | May 3, 1966 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb, Croatia, University of California at Riverside |
| Known for | Structural biology, structure and function of the ribosome, structure and function of multi-enzymes |
| Spouse | Eilika Weber-Ban |
| Awards | Newcomb Cleveland Prize (2001) Rössler Prize (2009) Heinrich Wieland Prize (2010) Ernst Jung Prize (2017) Otto Naegeli Prize (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry and Biophysics |
| Institutions | ETH Zurich |
| Doctoral advisor | Alexander McPherson |
| Other academic advisors | Thomas A. Steitz |
Nenad Ban is a biochemist born in Zagreb, Croatia who currently works at the ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, as a professor of Structural Molecular Biology. He is a pioneer in studying gene expression mechanisms and the participating protein synthesis machinery.