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词条 Emil T. Kaiser
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  1. Life and career

  2. References

Emil Thomas Kaiser (February 15, 1938 – July 18, 1988) was a Hungarian-born American biochemist.

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Kaiser was most notable for his research of enzyme modification.[2]

He also was noted for developing new types of catalysts and for a more active form of a peptide hormone.[2]

Chicago Tribune said that Kaiser "developed a whole new approach to synthetic chemistry".[2]Joshua Lederberg, a Nobel laureate and president of Rockefeller University in New York, said that Kaiser's research of "synthetic enzymes and other polypeptides advanced basic scientific understanding in ways that had important implications for medicine".[2]

Kaiser was the Louis Block Professor at the University of Chicago,[1] the Patrick E. and Beatrice M. Haggerty Professor at Rockefeller University,[1] a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[1] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[1] the National Institutes of Health[1] and the National Science Foundation.[1]

The Protein Society has established an award in Kaiser's name - The Emil Thomas Kaiser Award which "recognizes a significant contribution in applying chemistry to the study of proteins".[4]

Life and career

Kaiser was born in Budapest, Hungary. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.S. degree, and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University.[1]

He joined the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1963, and advanced to the Louis Block Professorship in 1981. He moved to the Rockefeller University in 1982.[1]

References

1. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/20/obituaries/dr-emil-kaiser-50-researcher-of-proteins.html New York Times: Obituaries: Dr. Emil Kaiser, 50, Researcher of Proteins: July 20, 1988]
2. ^Chicago Tribune:Biochemical Researcher Emil Thomas Kaiser, 50:By Kenan Heise,July 20, 1988
3. ^National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Emil Thomas Kaiser,By F. H. Westheimer
4. ^proteinsociety.org - Awards - Overview
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