Frontier Leaders: How membrane proteins are inserted into the endoplasmic reticulum
Gunnar von Heijne, Stockholm University, SE
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24 Feb, 2010
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11:00 am to 12:00 pm |
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Frontier Leaders of Today
for the Scientists of Tomorrow
ITQB PhD Program Seminar Series
Title: How membrane proteins are inserted into the endoplasmic reticulum
Speaker: Gunnar von Heijne
Affiliation: Stockholm University, SE
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Gunnar von Heijne graduated 1975 with a Master of Science degree in chemistry and chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). He then became a doctoral student in theoretical physics at KTH, in a research group focussing on statistical mechanics and theoretical biophysics, and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1980. In 1983 he was made docent in theoretical biophysics at KTH, where he remained until 1988. 1982-1985 he was active as a science reporter at Sveriges Radio. 1989-1994 he was active at Karolinska Institutet, and in 1994 he was made a professor in theoretical chemistry at Stockholm University.
von Heijne's research primarily concerns membrane proteins, and he is one of the most cited Swedish scientists in the areas of biochemistry and molecular biology. He heads the Center for Biomembrane Research at Stockholm University.
von Heijne is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 1997 and is the chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate at Åbo Akademi.
