Edmond H. Fischer
American-Swiss biochemist
Died when: 101 years 143 days (1216 months)Star Sign: Aries
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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