Irwin Rose | |
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Born | Irwin Allan Rose July 16, 1926 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | June 2, 2015 Deerfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 88)
Alma mater | University of Chicago (BS, PhD) NYU (postdoc) |
Known for | Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
Spouse | Zelda Budenstein[1] |
Children | 4[1] |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Studies on the Biochemical Synthesis of Nucleic Acids (1952) |
Doctoral advisor | Bernard S. Schweigert |
Irwin Allan Rose (July 16, 1926 – June 2, 2015) was an American biologist. Along with Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.[2][1][3]