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Rodney Robert Porter
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English biochemist and Nobel laureate (1917–1985)
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Rodney Robert Porter (1917–1985) was a British biochemist, chemist, and physiologist. Born in Newton-le-Willows, he died in Winchester following a traffic collision. Porter was educated at the University of Liverpool, the University of Cambridge, and Imperial College School of Medicine, where Frederick Sanger served as his doctoral advisor. He held positions at Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, and the University of London.
Porter participated in World War II and worked in the field of biochemistry. He was a member of the Royal Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. Among his awards were the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Copley Medal, the Royal Medal, and the title of Fellow of the Royal Society. His published works include *Chemical aspects of immunology*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Chemical aspects of immunology
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,697x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,496x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,766x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,726x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,428x
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Key facts
- Born
- Rodney Robert Porter , ( 1917-10-08 ) 8 October 1917, Newton-le-Willows , Lancashire, England
- Died
- 6 September 1985 (1985-09-06) (aged 67), Beacon Hill , Surrey, near Guildford
- Education
- University of Liverpool (BSc) University of Cambridge (PhD)
- Known for
- Chemical structure of antibodies
- Awards
- Gairdner Foundation International Award (1966) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1972) Royal Medal (1973) Copley Medal (1983)
- Fields
- Biochemistry
- Institutions
- National Institute for Medical Research Imperial College London University of Oxford
- Thesis
- The free amino groups of proteins (1948)
- Doctoral advisor
- Frederick Sanger
via Wikipedia infobox
Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1972
“for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Porter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Newton-le-Willows
- Place of death
- Winchester
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- Imperial College School of Medicine
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Frederick Sanger
- Student of
- Frederick Sanger
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Rodney Robert Porter.jpg
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- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1917-10-08
- date of death
- 1985-09-06
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Rodney Robert Porter
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- Commons category
- Rodney Robert Porter
- interested in
- biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Rodney Robert Porter (8 October 1917 – 6 September 1985) was a British biochemist and Nobel laureate.
Education and early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rodney Robert Porter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.