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Günter Blobel: Pioneer of Molecular Cell Biology

The Markus Library’s new exhibit is dedicated to Günter Blobel (1936-2018), a Nobel Prize-winning Rockefeller biologist who discovered the mechanisms by which proteins are targeted for delivery to specific locations within cells. Dr. Blobel joined the Rockefeller faculty 51 years ago; he was the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Professor and had been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator since 1986.

Beyond his scientific work, Blobel was well known for supporting the rebuilding of Dresden. In memory of his sister Ruth, who was killed in an air raid during the war, Blobel donated almost the entirety of his Nobel prize money for the rebuilding of the Dresden Frauenkirche, a baroque Lutheran church, as well as the building of a new synagogue.

In addition to the Nobel Prize, he received numerous other awards, including the Warburg Medal from the German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1983), the E.B. Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology (1986), the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1989), the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award (1993), and the New York City Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Science and Technology (1997).


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  • Van Rensselaer Potter by American Association for Cancer Research

    Van Rensselaer Potter

  • Günter Blobel with Van Potter

    Günter Blobel with Van Potter

  • Polyribosomes in rat tissues

    Polyribosomes in rat tissues

  • A stone, dedicated by Blobel to Van Potter

    A stone, dedicated by Blobel to Van Potter

  • Günter Blobel: At the Rockefeller by The Rockefeller University

    Günter Blobel: At the Rockefeller

  • George Palade at the electron microscope by The Rockefeller University

    George Palade at the electron microscope

  • George Palade and Philip Siekevitz by The Rockefeller Archive Center

    George Palade and Philip Siekevitz

  • Signal hipothesis by The Rockefeller University

    Signal hipothesis

  • Signal hyposesis. Illustration

    Signal hyposesis. Illustration

  • David Sabatini by Unknown

    David Sabatini

  • Transfer of proteins acroos membranes. With Palade's correction by The Rockefeller University

    Transfer of proteins acroos membranes. With Palade's correction

  • Letter from The Journal of Cell Biology

    Letter from The Journal of Cell Biology

  • Günter Blobel in his office by The Rockefeller University

    Günter Blobel in his office

  • Günter Blobel and Laura Maioglio

    Günter Blobel and Laura Maioglio

  • Harvey Lecture, 1981 by The Rockefeller University

    Harvey Lecture, 1981

  • Günter Blobel's publications by The Rockefeller University

    Günter Blobel's publications

 
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