Information about Hans Neurath
Hans Neurath (1909-2002) was a biochemist, a leader in protein chemistry and the founding chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle.
In 1938, Neurath was appointed to a position at Duke University, where he established a research program on the physical chemistry of proteins.
Neurath was always a careful scientist, never overreaching the data. His research focused mainly on the proteases, (proteins that act as enzymes cleaving other proteins).
Neurath was also part-time scientific director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
Neurath played piano well, but chose not to pursue a career in music, since he could never play as well as a pianist friend. Neurath also loved hiking and skiing in the mountains. He died at the age of 92 on April 12, 2002 in Seattle.
Established 1365
Type public
Rector Professor Georg Winckler
Students c. 63,000
Location Vienna, Austria
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Early life
Hans Neurath was born in Vienna, Austria and received his doctorate in 1933 from the University of Vienna. He then studied in London and at the University of Minnesota.In 1938, Neurath was appointed to a position at Duke University, where he established a research program on the physical chemistry of proteins.
Scientific research
Neurath had wide-ranging interests in the physical chemistry of proteins. He published seminal papers on protein structure and denaturation and debunked early models of protein structures, notably those of William Astbury.Neurath was always a careful scientist, never overreaching the data. His research focused mainly on the proteases, (proteins that act as enzymes cleaving other proteins).
Writing and editing
Neurath authored more than 400 papers. He founded two leading journals of protein science: Biochemistry, which he edited from 1961 to 1991; and Protein Science, which he edited from 1991 to 1998. Neurath also edited three volumes of "The Proteins," a classic reference work.Work in Seattle
Hans Neurath founded the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington, Seattle, and served as its chair from 1950 to 1975, when he retired. Neurath built the department from one that was minuscule to one that was quite sizable and highly respected. Neurath's department turned out many superb biochemists including three winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine -- Edwin G. Krebs and Edmond H. Fischer who stayed in Seattle and Martin Rodbell who earned his PhD in the department and went on to a distinguished career at the NIH.Neurath was also part-time scientific director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
Personal life
Neurath was married to Susi Spitzer Neurath for 41 years. He had a son, Peter F. Neurath, from an earlier marriage, as well as two step-children , Margaret Albrecht and Frank Meyer, and three step-grandchildren.Neurath played piano well, but chose not to pursue a career in music, since he could never play as well as a pianist friend. Neurath also loved hiking and skiing in the mountains. He died at the age of 92 on April 12, 2002 in Seattle.
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Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of adjacent amino acid residues.
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Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes in living organisms.[1] The word "biochemistry" comes from the Greek word βιοχημεία biochēmeia, which means "the chemistry of life.
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. It is located on two campuses in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; the campuses are linked through a dedicated bus system.
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Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892.[9] In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B.
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William Thomas Astbury FRS (Bill Astbury, 25 February,1898 — 4 June,1961) was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules.
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A protease is any enzyme that conducts proteolysis, that is, begins protein catabolism by hydrolysis of the peptide bonds that link amino acids together in the polypeptide chain.
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Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (i.e. accelerate) chemical reactions.[1] In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates, and the enzyme converts them into different molecules, the products.
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Dr Edwin Gerhard Krebs (born June 6, 1918) is an American biochemist. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize in 1989 together with Alfred Gilman winner of Nobel Prize in medicine in 1994 and, together with his collaborator
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Dr Edmond H. Fischer (born April 6, 1920) is 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
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Martin Rodbell (December 1, 1925 – December 7, 1998) was an American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who is best known for his discovery of G-proteins. He shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alfred G.
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