The Bacterial Cell Membrane: Berlin Wall of the Cell

Creator

Hans Kornberg

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(This information was taken from the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series Program 1983-1984).

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Born in Herford, Germany, Dr. Kornberg is Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge. Dr. Kornberg received the B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Sheffield, the M.A. and D.Sc. degrees from the University of Oxford, and the Sc.D. degree from the University of Cambridge. He did postdoctoral research at Yale University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Public Health Research Institute (New York City) before returning to England to join the Medical Research Council's Cell Metabolism Unit. His work there with Sir Hans Krebs led to his appointments as Foundation Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Leicester and as a Fellow of the Royal Society. During his fifteen years at Leicester he established a School of Biological Sciences that became a model for others throughout the United Kingdom. In addition to his research, Dr. Kornberg has served as chairman of the Science Board of the British Science Research Council, as UK delegate and chairman of the NATO Advanced Studies Institute's Panel, as chairman of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, and as vice chairman of the European Molecular Biology Organization. He currently serves as academic governor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and as Scientific Governor of the Weizmann Institute. Dr. Kornberg was honored with a Knighthood in 1978.

His Work: Dr. Kornberg's research has focused on the nature and regulation of the processes that effect the entry into micro-organisms of food materials, and their subsequent utilization for the provision of energy and of cell components.

His Lecture: April 9, 1988: "The Bacterial Cell Membrane: Berlin Wall of the Cell"

Keywords

Biochemistry

Creation Date

April 9, 1988

Recommended Citation

Kornberg, Hans, "The Bacterial Cell Membrane: Berlin Wall of the Cell" (1988). DSLS 1987-1988. 8.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/dsls_1987_1988/8