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Dr.

Edmond Henri Fischer

(
1920
–
2021
)
University of Washington
;
Seattle, WA
Biochemist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Elected
1972

Edmond Henri Fischer was an American-Swiss 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.

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