Christian de Duve#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 622 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
Christian de Duve passed away May 4, 2013.
Positions Held
- 1974 - 1991 Administrator at International Institute of Cellular and Molecular Pathology
- 1962 - 1988 Professor of Biochemical Cytology at Rockefeller University
- 1947 - 1985 Professor of Biochemistry at University of Louvain
- 1946 MS Chemistry at University of Louvain
- 1941 Medical Degree at University of Louvain
Fields of Scholarship
- Lysosome and peroxisome
- Origin of life
- Endosymbiotic theory
- Insulin and glucagon
Honours and Awards
- Nobel Prize for Medicine 1974
(with Albert Claude and George E. Palade)
- 1973 Dr. H.P.Heineken-Prijs, Netherlands
- 1967 Gairdner Special Award, Canada
- 1960 Prix Francqui, Belgium
- Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of Pontifical Academy of Sciences
