Edmond H. Fischer
Edmond H. Fischer
Edmond Henri Fischeris a Swiss American biochemist. He and his collaborator Edwin G. Krebs were 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. From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the World Cultural Council...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth6 April 1920
CountrySwitzerland
two facts stewardship
We owe our success to them, and also to the fact that, as the saying goes, two "Eds" are better than one.
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It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students.
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There is no escaping the fact that, even in a great career, sometimes the best advances happen through luck, chance and accident.
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I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.