Konrad Emil Bloch
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Konrad Emil Bloch ForMemRS[1] (German pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʁaːt ˈblɔx] ⓘ; 21 January 1912 – 15 October 2000) was a German-American biochemist. Bloch received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 (joint with Feodor Lynen) for discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of the cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.[2]
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Born | 21 January 1912 |
Died | 15 October 2000(2000-10-15) (aged 88) |
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Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1964) Ernest Guenther Award (1965) |
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Institutions | University of Chicago |
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