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'''Kurt Wüthrich''' (born October 4, 1938 in [[Aarberg]], [[Canton of Bern]]) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[chemistry|chemist]]/[[biophysics|biophysicist]] and [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Chemistry]] [[Nobel laureate|laureate]], known for developing [[nuclear magnetic resonance]] (NMR) methods for studying biological [[macromolecules]].<ref>[http://www.mol.biol.ethz.ch/groups/wuthrich_group/wu_people/wkurt Kurt Wuthrich faculty page] at [[ETH Zürich]]</ref><ref>[http://www.vega.org.uk/video/programme/115 'An Interview with Kurt Wuthrich] Freeview video by the Vega Science Trust</ref><ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2002/wuthrich-lecture.html Wuthrich Nobel Prize Lecture]</ref> |
'''Kurt Wüthrich''' (born October 4, 1938 in [[Aarberg]], [[Canton of Bern]]) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[chemistry|chemist]]/[[biophysics|biophysicist]] and [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Chemistry]] [[Nobel laureate|laureate]], known for developing [[nuclear magnetic resonance]] (NMR) methods for studying biological [[macromolecules]].<ref>[http://www.mol.biol.ethz.ch/groups/wuthrich_group/wu_people/wkurt Kurt Wuthrich faculty page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040802231606/http://www.mol.biol.ethz.ch/groups/wuthrich_group/wu_people/wkurt |date=2004-08-02 }} at [[ETH Zürich]]</ref><ref>[http://www.vega.org.uk/video/programme/115 'An Interview with Kurt Wuthrich] Freeview video by the Vega Science Trust</ref><ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2002/wuthrich-lecture.html Wuthrich Nobel Prize Lecture]</ref> |
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<ref name=scrippshome>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704080134/http://www.scripps.edu/wuthrich/|archivedate=2013-07-04|url=http://www.scripps.edu/wuthrich/|title=Welcome to the Wüthrich Laboratory|publisher=Scripps Institute}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F44418.php Historical Dictionary of Switzerland entry]</ref> |
<ref name=scrippshome>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704080134/http://www.scripps.edu/wuthrich/|archivedate=2013-07-04|url=http://www.scripps.edu/wuthrich/|title=Welcome to the Wüthrich Laboratory|publisher=Scripps Institute}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F44418.php Historical Dictionary of Switzerland entry]</ref> |
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After returning to Switzerland, Wüthrich collaborated with, among others, Nobel laureate [[Richard R. Ernst]] on developing the first two-dimensional NMR experiments, and established the [[nuclear Overhauser effect]] as a convenient way of measuring distances within proteins. This research later led to the complete assignment of resonances for among others the [[BPTI|bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor]] and [[glucagon]]. |
After returning to Switzerland, Wüthrich collaborated with, among others, Nobel laureate [[Richard R. Ernst]] on developing the first two-dimensional NMR experiments, and established the [[nuclear Overhauser effect]] as a convenient way of measuring distances within proteins. This research later led to the complete assignment of resonances for among others the [[BPTI|bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor]] and [[glucagon]]. |
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In October 2010, Wüthrich participated in the [[USA Science and Engineering Festival]]'s Lunch with a Laureate program where middle and high school students will get to engage in an informal conversation with a Nobel Prize–winning scientist over a brown-bag lunch.<ref>[http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2010festival/schoolprograms/lunchwithalaureate Usasciencefestival.org lunch with a laureate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421005023/http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2010festival/schoolprograms/lunchwithalaureate |date=2010-04-21 }}</ref> Wüthrich is also a member on the [[USA Science and Engineering Festival]]'s Advisory Board.<ref>[http://www.usasciencefestival.org/about/advisors Usasciencefestival.org]</ref>, and a supporter of the [[Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly]], an organisation which campaigns for democratic reform in the United Nations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.unpacampaign.org/supporters/overview/page/5/?mapcountry=allpro&mapgroup=pro|title=Overview|last=|first=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly|date=|work=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly|access-date=2017-10-27|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> |
In October 2010, Wüthrich participated in the [[USA Science and Engineering Festival]]'s Lunch with a Laureate program where middle and high school students will get to engage in an informal conversation with a Nobel Prize–winning scientist over a brown-bag lunch.<ref>[http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2010festival/schoolprograms/lunchwithalaureate Usasciencefestival.org lunch with a laureate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421005023/http://www.usasciencefestival.org/2010festival/schoolprograms/lunchwithalaureate |date=2010-04-21 }}</ref> Wüthrich is also a member on the [[USA Science and Engineering Festival]]'s Advisory Board.<ref>[http://www.usasciencefestival.org/about/advisors Usasciencefestival.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421005310/http://www.usasciencefestival.org/about/advisors/ |date=2010-04-21 }}</ref>, and a supporter of the [[Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly]], an organisation which campaigns for democratic reform in the United Nations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.unpacampaign.org/supporters/overview/page/5/?mapcountry=allpro&mapgroup=pro|title=Overview|last=|first=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly|date=|work=Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly|access-date=2017-10-27|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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Kurt Wüthrich | |
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| Born | October 4, 1938 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
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| Known for | NMR of proteins |
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| Doctoral advisor | Silvio Fallab[citation needed] |
| Website | www |
Kurt Wüthrich (born October 4, 1938 in
[4][5]Education and early life
Born in
Career
After his PhD, Wüthrich continued
postdoctoral research with Fallab for a short time before leaving to work at the University of California, Berkeley for two years from 1965 with Robert E. Connick. That was followed by a stint working with Robert G. Shulman at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey
from 1967 to 1969.
Wüthrich returned to Switzerland, to
La Jolla, California and at the iHuman Institute of ShanghaiTech University. He has also been a visiting professor at the University of Edinburgh (1997-2000), the Chinese University of Hong Kong (where he was an Honorary Professor) and Yonsei University.[9]
During his graduate studies Wüthrich started out working with
superconducting
NMR spectrometers, and started studying the structure and dynamics of proteins. He has pursued this line of research ever since.
After returning to Switzerland, Wüthrich collaborated with, among others, Nobel laureate
bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor and glucagon
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In October 2010, Wüthrich participated in the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Lunch with a Laureate program where middle and high school students will get to engage in an informal conversation with a Nobel Prize–winning scientist over a brown-bag lunch.[10] Wüthrich is also a member on the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Advisory Board.[11], and a supporter of the Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, an organisation which campaigns for democratic reform in the United Nations.[12]
Awards and honors
He was awarded the
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2010.[14]
References
- ETH Zürich
- ^ 'An Interview with Kurt Wuthrich Freeview video by the Vega Science Trust
- ^ Wuthrich Nobel Prize Lecture
- ^ "Welcome to the Wüthrich Laboratory". Scripps Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-07-04.
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Switzerland entry
- ^ "Wüthrich's CV". The Scripps Research Institute. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ISSN 0925-2738.
- ISSN 0969-2126.
- ^ "Wüthrich's CV". The Scripps Research Institute. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Usasciencefestival.org lunch with a laureate Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Usasciencefestival.org Archived 2010-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Overview". Campaign for a UN Parliamentary Assembly. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Bijvoet Medal". Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ "Fellows of the Royal Society". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
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