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Jacques Dubochet
Scientist

Jacques Dubochet

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Developing methods for cryo-electron microscopy.

Vitrification · Parcours

Born
8 June 1942
Birthplace
Aigle

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Jacques Dubochet

Jacques Dubochet is a Swiss biophysicist who shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson.

Early life

Education

Studied physical engineering in Lausanne, molecular biology in Geneva and completed doctoral work in biophysics in 1973.

Career

  1. 1978–1987

    EMBL

    Led a research group in Heidelberg.

  2. 1987–2007

    Lausanne

    Served as professor of biophysics.

  3. 2017

    Nobel Prize

    Recognised for advances in cryo-electron microscopy.

Contributions

Vitrification

Developed methods for rapidly freezing water around biological specimens.

Parcours

Published an autobiographical book.

Beyond research

Everyday transport

Cycled to his laboratory for decades and requested a bicycle parking space when his university celebrated his Nobel Prize.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Félix Imhof ©UNIL, 4 October 2017. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.