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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