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Edwin G. Krebs

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American biochemist (1918-2009)

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Edwin Gerhard Krebs was an American biochemist. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University in 1989 together with Alfred Gilman and, together with his collaborator Edmond H.

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1998honorary doctor of the University of Miami
1992Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1991Welch Award in Chemistry
1989Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
1989Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
1978Canada Gairdner International Award
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Edwin Gerhard Krebs was an American biochemist. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University in 1989 together with Alfred Gilman and, together with his collaborator Edmond H. Fischer, was 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.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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Lived 1918 to 2009 · aged 91
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