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Edmond Henri Fischer
(April 6, 1920 – August 27, 2021) was a
Swiss
-born
American
biochemist. He and his partner
Edwin G. Krebs
were awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
in 1992 for their works on
phosphorylation
works as a switch to activate
proteins
and regulate various cellular processes.
[1]
From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the
World Cultural Council
.
[2]
Fischer died on August 27, 2021 in
Seattle, Washington
at the age of 101.
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1901 ? 1925
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1926 ? 1950
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1951 ? 1975
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1976 ? 2000
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2001 ? present
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