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Richard Lerner

American chemist (1938-2021) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 83

Richard Alan Lerner was an American research chemist. He was best known for his work on catalytic antibodies and combinatorial antibody libraries.

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2021Died2 December 20212012Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific ResearchAward2003Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeAward1999William B. Coley AwardAward1994Wolf Prize in ChemistryAward1938Born26 August 1938

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Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research2012
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize2003
William B. Coley Award1999
Wolf Prize in Chemistry1994

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Lerner served as President of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) from 1987 until January 1, 2012, and was a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, in La Jolla, California.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2021 · aged 83