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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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  • Nuclear pores by The Rockefeller University

    Nuclear pores

  • Lab glassware by The Rockefeller University

    Lab glassware

  • Günter Blobel, 2006 by The Rockefeller University

    Günter Blobel, 2006

  • Günter Blobel's office by The Rockefeller University

    Günter Blobel's office

  • Günter Blobel: Stockholm and beyond by The Rockefeller University

    Günter Blobel: Stockholm and beyond

  • Günter Blobel, October 11, 1999 by Jonathan Elderfield

    Günter Blobel, October 11, 1999

  • Günter Blobel with press by Unknown

    Günter Blobel with press

  • Celebrating the Nobel Prize at Barbetta Restaurant by The Rockefeller University

    Celebrating the Nobel Prize at Barbetta Restaurant

  • Stockholm City Hall, Sweden

    Stockholm City Hall, Sweden

  • Günter Blobel receiving his Nobel Prize by Hans Mehlin

    Günter Blobel receiving his Nobel Prize

  • Günter Blobel received his Nobel Prize by Hans Mehlin

    Günter Blobel received his Nobel Prize

  • Stockholm and beyond by The Rockefeller University

    Stockholm and beyond

  • Nobel lecture

    Nobel lecture

  • Postdoctoral fellows by The Rockefeller University

    Postdoctoral fellows

  • Lasker Foundation, 1993

    Lasker Foundation, 1993

  • News & Notes, 1993 by The Rockefeller University

    News & Notes, 1993

 
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