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American biochemist (1917?1986)
Albert Lester Lehninger
(February 17, 1917 ? March 4, 1986)
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was an American
biochemist
in the field of
bioenergetics
. He made fundamental contributions to the current understanding of
metabolism
at a molecular level. In 1948, he discovered, with
Eugene P. Kennedy
, that
mitochondria
are the site of
oxidative phosphorylation
in eukaryotes, which ushered in the modern study of energy transduction. He is the author of a number of classic texts, including:
Biochemistry, The Mitochondrion, Bioenergetics
and, most notably, his series
Principles of Biochemistry
. This last is a widely used text for introductory biochemistry courses at the college and university levels.
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Early life and education
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Lehninger was born in
Bridgeport
,
Connecticut
,
US
. He earned his
BA
in English from
Wesleyan University
(1939) and went on to earn both his
MA
(1940) and
PhD
(1942) at the
University of Wisconsin?Madison
. His doctoral research involved the metabolism of
acetoacetate
and
fatty acid oxidation
by liver cells.
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Academic career
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After earning his doctorate in biochemistry, Lehninger held various faculty positions at the
University of Wisconsin?Madison
and the
University of Chicago
. In 1952, he went to the
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
, assuming the title of DeLamar Professor of the Department of Biological Chemistry. He served in this position until 1978, when he was appointed to the role of University Professor of Medical Sciences. He held this title until his death in 1986.
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Formerly the
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