Günter Blobel
Günter Blobel (May 21, 1936 – February 18, 2018) was a German-American biologist and Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1999 for his discovery that proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Blobel was born in Waltersdorf, Saxony, in what is now Zittau, Germany. He moved to the United States in 1962 to work at the Rockefeller University in New York City, where he spent the majority of his career.
Career and research[edit | edit source]
Blobel's research focused on the mechanisms that proteins use to find their correct locations within cells. He proposed the concept of a "protein zipcode", which led to the discovery of protein targeting signals and the machinery for protein translocation.
Awards and honors[edit | edit source]
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Blobel received numerous other awards and honors for his research, including the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1993 and the Warburg Medal in 1995.
Personal life and death[edit | edit source]
Blobel was married to Laura Maioglio, the owner of the Barbetta restaurant in New York City. He died on February 18, 2018, at the age of 81.
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine
- Protein targeting
- Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
References[edit | edit source]
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