Edmond H. Fischer
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | April 6,1920 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Shanghai International Settlement |
| Known for | Phosphorylation |
| Doctoral advisor | Kurt Heinrich Meyer |
| Notable student | Edwin G. Krebs |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Foreign Member of the Royal Society | |
| Died | Seattle |
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| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
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| Education | University of Geneva |
| International School of Geneva - La Châtaigneraie Campus | |
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| ID | 885723 |
Edmond H. Fischer Life story
Edmond Henri Fischer was an American-Swiss biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1992 for describing how reversible phosphorylation works as a switch to activate proteins and regulate various cellular processes.