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Joachim Frank
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Joachim Frank (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːaxɪm ˈfʁaŋk] ) ; born September 12, 1940) is a German-American biophysicist at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate. He is regarded as the founder of single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017 with Jacques Dubochet and Richard Henderson. He also made significant contributions to structure and function of the ribosome from bacteria and eukaryotes.
Career
- 1940Born
- 2014Won Benjamin Franklin Medal
- 2017Won Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 2020Won Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of National Academy of Sciences
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Siegen
- •Citizenship: United States, Germany
- •Known as: chemist, biophysicist
What happened recently
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Joachim Frank Unveils the Legendary Path of Cryo-Electron Microscopy in Transforming Modern Medicine - spotlight
Albany Mayor Applyrs, Nobel Prize winner Joachim Frank to speak at UAlbany graduation ceremony
Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs and Dr. Joachim Frank to headline UAlbany commencement
Cryo-Electron Microscopy Community Celebrates Joachim Frank’s 80+ Birthday - Columbia University Irving Medical Center