Peter K. Vogt

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Peter K. Vogt
Born(1932-03-10)March 10, 1932
Alma mater
AwardsPaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1988)
Scientific career
Institutions
  • The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla

Peter K. Vogt (born March 10, 1932, in

oncogenes
.

Education and academic appointments

Vogt received his undergraduate education in biology at the

The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla.[5][6]
He served as senior vice president for scientific affairs at Scripps from 2012 to 2015.

Research

At the beginning of his scientific career, Vogt studied mechanisms of retroviral cell entry and the role of viral surface proteins in determining host range.

Harold Varmus to isolate DNA sequences that represent the src oncogene and to demonstrate the cellular origin of oncogenes.[14] In his extensive studies on avian retroviruses, Vogt discovered oncogenes that play important roles in human cancers, e.g. myc (in collaboration with Bister and Duesberg),[15] jun (with Maki and Bos)[16] and p3k (with Chang).[17]

Honors and awards

Vogt has received numerous awards, including the Irene Vogeler Prize (1976), the Alexander von Humboldt Award (1984), the

Bristol-Myers Squibb Award (1989),[20] the Charles S. Mott Prize (1991),[21] the Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research (2010),[22] the Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research (2013),[23] the IHV Lifetime Achievement Award for Scientific Contributions (2016),[24] and the AICF Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine (2017).[25] In 2019 he was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize.[26]

Vogt holds an honorary doctorate from the

AACR Academy
.

Service

Vogt has served on several scientific advisory and editorial boards, e.g. the

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
(2000–2019).

Painting

Vogt is also an avid painter.[34] During his time in Würzburg, he studied with the artist Josef Versl.

References

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  8. ^ Vogt, PK; Ishizaki R (1966). Burdette, WJ (ed.). "Criteria for the classification of avian tumor viruses". Viruses Inducing Cancer. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press: 71–90. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  14. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1989". NobelPrize.org.
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  18. ^ "Jung Prize Laureates".
  19. ^ "Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize Laureates".
  20. ^ "Cancer Research Cover June 15, 1989" (PDF).
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  22. ^ "2010 Prize: Peter K. Vogt, Ph.D." 28 March 2017.
  23. ^ "Pezcoller-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research". Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  24. ^ "About the Meeting: IHV Meeting". somvweb.som.umaryland.edu.
  25. ^ "Scientific Prize". AMERICAN-ITALIAN CANCER FOUNDATION.
  26. ^ "The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize". Columbia University Irving Medical Center. June 14, 2018.
  27. ^ "Peter K. Vogt". www.nasonline.org.
  28. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org.
  29. ^ "American Academy of Microbiology".
  30. ^ "Leopoldina Member directory".
  31. ^ "Directory".
  32. ^ "Peter K. Vogt". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. 9 October 2023.
  33. ^ "Our Team – National Foundation for Cancer Research". Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  34. ^ "Gallery website".

External links

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