Albert L. Lehninger
Chemist, Academic
1917 – 1986
Who was Albert L. Lehninger?
Albert Lester Lehninger was an American biochemist in the field of bioenergetics. He made fundamental contributions to the current understanding of metabolism at a molecular level. In 1948, he discovered, with Eugene P. Kennedy, that mitochondria are the site of oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotes, which ushered in the modern study of energy transduction. He is the author of a number of classic texts, including: Biochemistry, The Mitochondrion, Bioenergetics and, most notably, his series Principles of Biochemistry. The latter is a widely used text for introductory biochemistry courses at the college and university levels.
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1917
Bridgeport - Also known as
- Albert Lehninger
- Albert Lester Lehninger
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wesleyan University
- PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Biochemistry
( - 1942)
- Employment
- University of Chicago
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Lived in
- Bridgeport
- Sparks
( - 1986/03/04)
- Died
- Mar 4, 1986
Baltimore
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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