DEISENHOFER, JOHANN

dīˈzənhōˌfər, 1943–, German chemist, Ph.D. Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, 1974. He was a researcher at the Max Planck Institute until 1987 when he joined the staff at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In 1988, Deisenhofer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Hartmut Michel and Robert Huber, for their work in determining the structure of proteins involved in photosynthesis.

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books on: Deisenhofer Johann  - 5 results

 
 
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The Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-2000
Book by Louise S. Sherby; Oryx Press, 2002
Subjects: Biography--20th Century--Dictionaries, Nobel Prizes
...Utrecht, Netherlands, doctorate, 1874. Spouse: Johanna Francina Mees, married 1878. Children: Johanna Francina, daughter; Aleida Jacoba, daughter...S.S. 1905 Von Baeyer, Adolf Johann Friedrich Wilhelm 5 Prize : Chemistry...
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A Century of Nobel Prizes Recipients: Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine
Book by Francis Leroy; Marcel Dekker, 2003
Subjects: Scientists--Biography
...Paul Crutzen, Robert F. Curl, Johann Deisenhofer, Manfred Eigen, Walter Gilbert...College. 1905 Baeyer, Johann Friedrich Adolf von (Berlin...hydroaromatic compounds. In 1856, Johann von Baeyer was studying chemistry...
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Science & Technology Almanac
Book by Lynn Lauerman; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Science--Periodicals, Technology--Periodicals
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The Basics of Chemistry
Book by Richard Myers; Greenwood Press, 2003
Subjects: Chemistry
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The Desert Fox in Normandy: Rommel's Defense of Fortress Europe
Book by Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.; Praeger Publishers, 1997
Subjects: Normandy (France)--History, Military, Rommel, Erwin--1891-1944, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
...Army Group G under Colonel General Johannes Blaskowitz. 86 General von Geyr was...Armee Gruppe G under Colonel General Johannes Blaskowitz. It included the 1st and 19th...Armee Gruppe G 1 : Colonel General Johannes Blaskowitz 19th Army: General...


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magazine articles on: Deisenhofer Johann  - 3 results

 
 
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Signatories
Magazine article; The Humanist, Vol. 63, May-June 2003
Subjects: Humanism--Personalities
...Nobel laureate in physics, 1991 Johann Deisenhofer Nobel laureate in chemistry, 1988...
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Revealing the Secrets of Old Sol's Sugar Factories
Magazine article by Wim Vermaas; World and I, Vol. 13, March 1998
Subjects: Bioremediation--Environmental aspects, Photosynthesis research--Environmental aspects, Photosynthesis--Health aspects
...Max Planck Institute in Martinsried, Germany, who were involved with this work, most notably Hartmut Michel and Johann Deisenhofer, received a Nobel Prize in chemistry for this research. Since then, the structure of various reaction centers and...
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Third Conference of Nobel Laureates, Petra, Jordan
Magazine article; The Middle East, May 2007
Subjects: Jordan--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Nobel laureates--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Non-governmental organizations--Aims and objectives, Nongovernmental organizations--Aims and objectives
...confirmed participants this year include: IM Coetzee in Literature, Betty Williams in Peace, Richard Axel in Medicine, Johann Deisenhofer in Chemistry, Robert Merton in Economics, and Norman F Ramsey in Physics. They will be joined by world renowned...


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newspaper articles on: Deisenhofer Johann  - 1 result

 
 
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Nobel Prize-Winner to Develop Cardiff's Scientific Research
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 26, 2006
Subjects: Cardiff University, Nobel laureates
...biology, part of a university-wide initiative in chemical biology, on a part-time basis. Professor Huber - along with Johann Deisenhofer and Hartmut Michel - was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for the determination of the three-dimensional...


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encyclopedia articles on: Deisenhofer Johann  - 4 results

 
 
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Deisenhofer, Johann
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DEISENHOFER, JOHANN di z nho f r, 1943 , German chemist, Ph.D. Max Planck Institute...he joined the staff at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In 1988, Deisenhofer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with Hartmut Michel...
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Huber, Robert
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Technical Univ., he worked both there and at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry. With Hartmut Michel and Johann Deisenhofer , Huber developed a process that used X-ray technology to determine the structure of large molecules. For this...
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Michel, Hartmut
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...which is a four-protein complex, to pure crystalline form. This made it possible for Michel, Robert Huber and Johann Deisenhofer to develop a process that used X-ray technology to determine exactly the structure of such a large molecule...
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Nobel Prizes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...K. Alex Muller J. Georg Bednorz Susumu Tonegawa Joseph Brodsky 1988 United Nations Peacekeeping Forces Johann Deisenhofer Robert Huber Hartmut Michel Leon M. Lederman Melvin Schwartz Jack Steinberger Gertrude B. Elion George H. Hitchings...


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