Edmond H. Fischer (1920 – 2021) - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Edmond H. Fischer
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Edmond Henri Fischer (April 6, 1920 – August 27, 2021) was a Swiss-American 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. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council. At the time of his death at age 101 in 2021, he was the oldest living Nobel Prize laureate.
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Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Edmond Fischer was 'truly committed to excellence'
In memoriam: Edmond Fischer - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Edmond H. Fischer, 101, Who Helped Discover How Cells Talk, Dies (Published 2021)
Edmond Fischer, who won Nobel Prize for discoveries about proteins in cells, dies at 101