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Hartmut Michel
Biochemist

Hartmut Michel

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Determining the structure of a photosynthetic reaction centre.

Nobel Prize · Crystallisation

Born
18 July 1948
Birthplace
Ludwigsburg

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Hartmut Michel

Hartmut Michel is a German biochemist whose membrane-protein research earned a share of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Early life

Training

Studied biochemistry at Tübingen after military service.

Career

  1. 1982–1985

    Structural research

    Worked with Johann Deisenhofer and Robert Huber on a bacterial reaction centre.

  2. 1987

    Max Planck Institute

    Became a department director in Frankfurt.

Contributions

Nobel Prize

Shared the chemistry award for the membrane-protein structure.

Crystallisation

Helped establish methods for studying membrane proteins.

Beyond research

Scientific recognition

Was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society in 2005.

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