Carl Ferdinand Cori
Czech Nobel prize laureate and scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carl Ferdinand Cori, ForMemRS[1] (December 5, 1896 – October 20, 1984) was a Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist. He, together with his wife Gerty Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in 1947 for their discovery of how the glucose derivative glycogen (animal starch) is broken down and resynthesized in the body for use as a store and source of energy.[2][3][4] In 2004, both Coris were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in recognition of their work that elucidated carbohydrate metabolism.[5][6][7][8]
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Carl Ferdinand Cori | |
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Born | (1896-12-05)December 5, 1896 |
Died | October 20, 1984(1984-10-20) (aged 87) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | Austrian-Hungarian |
Citizenship | United States |
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Known for | Metabolism of carbohydrates |
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Children | 1 |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
Website | nobelprize |
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