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Apr 23, 1939 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany 85 years old
German biochemist
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About Wolfram Saenger
- Wolfram Saenger (born 1939) is a German biochemist and protein crystallographer.
- In his research career spanning over 30 years he has worked at the Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Harvard University (Harvard Medical School) and the Free University of Berlin, where he led the Institute for Crystallography research until his retirement in 2011.
- A recipient of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1987) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honor awarded for achievements in research in Germany, and the Humboldt Prize (1988), he is best known for his research on X-ray crystallography of membrane proteins and protein-nucleic acid complexes.
- He has authored 10 books, including the venerated book 'Principles of Nucleic Acid Structure' published by Springer, and over 500 scientific articles. He is a fellow of the IUPAC and the National Academy of Sciences.
