David A. Agard | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University (B.S., 1975) California Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1980) University of California, San Francisco (Postdoctoral, 1980) MRC Laboratory (Postdoctoral, 1981–82) |
| Known for | Protein Folding, Hsp90 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biophysics Biochemistry Cell Biology |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology (1975–1978) University of California, San Francisco (1980) (1983– ) MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (1981) |
| Website | http://www.msg.ucsf.edu/agard/ |
David A. Agard is a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco. He earned his B.S. in molecular biochemistry and biophysics from Yale University and his Ph.D. in biological chemistry from California Institute of Technology. His research is focused on understanding the basic principles of macromolecular structure and function. He is a scientific director of the Institute for Bioengineering, Biotechnology, and Quantitative Biomedical Research and has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator since 1986.
Awards
- Member, National Academy of Sciences (USA, 2007)[3]
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (USA, 2009)[4]
- Bijvoet Medal of the Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research of Utrecht University (Netherlands, 2018)[5]
- The Stein and Moore Award of the Protein Society (2021)[6]
- Distinguished Scientist Award of the Microscopy Society of America (2021)[7]
References
- 1 2 "David A. Agard, PhD". UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. University of California San Francisco. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "Sidhu Award". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "72 new members chosen by academy" (Press release). National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "A". Members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: 1780–2012 (PDF).
- ↑ "Bijvoet Medal". Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Protein Society Awards". The Protein Society.
- ↑ "MSA 2021 Society Awards Recipients". Microscopy Society of America.
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