Jacques Dubochet
Jacques Dubochet | |
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Cryo-electron microscopy | |
Institutions | European Molecular Biology Laboratory (1978–1987) University of Lausanne (since 1987) |
Thesis | Contribution to the use of dark-field electron microscopy in biology (1974) |
Doctoral advisor | Eduard Kellenberger |
Jacques Dubochet (born 8 June 1942)
In 2017, he received the
Career
Dubochet started to study physics at the École polytechnique de l'
From 1978 to 1987, Dubochet was group leader at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, then part of West Germany.[4] From 1987 to 2007, he was professor at the University of Lausanne.[4] In 2007, at 65 years old, he retired and became an honorary professor at the University of Lausanne.[4]
During his career, Dubochet developed technologies in
In 2014, Dubochet received EMBL's Lennart Philipson Award.[9] Describing his career in 2015, Professor Gareth Griffiths, his colleague at EMBL explained: "Jacques had a vision. He found a way of freezing thin films of water so fast that crystals had no time to form [that could damage samples] [...] over time the technique has become increasingly important to life science research, and it is clear today it is Nobel Prize-worthy."[3]
When asked by his university how he would like his Nobel Prize to be recognised by the institution he asked for a parking space for his bicycle which was duly given. He had cycled to his lab almost every day for 30 years.[15]
At the end of November 2021, the Dubochet Center for Imaging (DCI), which bears his name, was launched by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, the University of Lausanne and the University of Geneva. Just a few weeks later, the DCI was able to make a significant contribution to deciphering the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.[16]
Personal life
Dubochet is married with two children.[8] He has dyslexia.[8]
In the 1970s, for the second meeting with his future wife, they went to protest against the Kaiseraugst nuclear power plant construction project.[17]
Dubochet is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, and a member of the municipal parliament of Morges, where he holds a seat on the supervisory committee.[18][19] He is also part of the climate movement as a member of the Grandparents for Future and emphasized the urgency of saving our societies.[20]
Bibliography
- (in French) Jacques Dubochet, Parcours, Éditions Rosso, 2018, 216 pages (ISBN 9782940560097).
Notes and references
- ^ "Members' Directory – EMBL". www.embl.it. European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- PMID 26362521.
- ^ a b c d Wilson, Rosemary; Gristwood, Alan (24 August 2015). "Science, society & serendipity". European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Nouveaux professeurs honoraires 2007" [New Honorary Professors] (PDF) (in French). University of Lausanne. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "The 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Press Release". www.nobelprize.org. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Cryo-Electron Microscopy". The New York Times. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Progress Medal. https://rps.org/about/awards/history-and-recipients/progress-medal/ Accessed 3 December 2020
- ^ a b c "Prof. Jacques Dubochet – Honorary Professor of biophysics [curriculum vitae]". University of Lausanne. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Alumni awards". EMBL. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- S2CID 56235338.
- S2CID 96725200.
- S2CID 30869924.
- PMID 18174891.
- PMID 12671671.
- ^ @CycleLuxembourg (15 October 2019). "The Swiss Biophysicist and Nobel laureate Jacques Dubochet had been cycling to his lab at Lausanne university for t…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Researchers analyse Omicron variant's spike protein at EPFL imaging lab". Sciencebusiness. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ (in French) Muriel Raemy, "J'ai toujours voulu comprendre le monde", Moneta, journal of the Alternative Bank Switzerland, number 2 of year 2018, pages 21–22.
- ^ "Jacques Dubochet, le savant atypique". Le Temps (in French). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Le CV tout en humour du prix Nobel vaudois Jacques Dubochet" [The humorous CV of the Waldensian Nobel Prize Jacques Dubochet] (in French). Radio Télévision Suisse. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Responsible Scientist (online) – Agora Talks | Lindau Mediatheque". Lindau Nobel Mediatheque. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External links
- Official page
- (in French) Blog
- Jacques Dubochet on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2017 Early cryo-electron microscopy