Willem P. C. Stemmer
Willem P. C. Stemmer | |
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Born | [1] | March 12, 1957
Died | April 2, 2013 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Known for | DNA shuffling, Maxygen |
Awards | Charles Stark Draper Prize (2011) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Amunix |
Willem P. C. "Pim" Stemmer (12 March 1957 – 2 April 2013)
Stemmer died of cancer on April 2, 2013.[5]
Education
Stemmer attended the
It was not until 1980, however, when he traveled to
Career
Stemmer initially worked on antibody fragment engineering at
Stemmer founded
Awards and recognition
In 2011 Stemmer was honored with the Charles Stark Draper Prize, the United States' top engineering honor, for the pioneering contributions to directed evolution which won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018. It is a "method used to engineer novel enzymes and biocatalytic processes" for various pharmaceutical and chemical products, allowing researchers to endow proteins and cells with properties that ultimately enable solutions food ingredients, pharmaceuticals, toxicology, agricultural products, and biofuels.[3]
His portfolio of patents from Maxygen was ranked as the #1 portfolio in pharma/biotech for 2003 by
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-309-31291-2.
- ^ James W Larrick, Volker Schellenberger & Carlos F Barbas III (2013) Willem 'Pim' Stemmer 1957–2013, Nature Biotechnology 31, 584.
- ^ a b c d "Willem P. C. Stemmer". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Chang, Kenneth (3 October 2018). "Use of Evolution to Design Molecules Nets Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 3 Scientists". The New York Times.
- ^ "Willem Stemmer Obituary". San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Sabu, Priya (7 March 2011). "NAE's 2011 Charles Stark Draper Award Winner: Willem P. C. Stemmer, Directed Evolution Pioneer". BioTechniques. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ a b Stemmer, Willem. "Willem "Pim" Stemmer". LinkedIn. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "The VCynic Syndicate 2005". BayBio Press Release. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2013.