Jorge E. Allende | |
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![]() Jorge E. Allende in Barcelona, 2017 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Chilean |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University Yale University Rockefeller University |
Known for | Protein biosynthesis, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM) at Universidad de Chile |
Spouse | Catherine Connelly |
Children | 4 |
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Awards | National Academy of Sciences, Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit, Brazil, National Prize for Nature Sciences, Chile, The puRkwa Prize |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry Molecular Biology |
Institutions | University of Chile National Institutes of Health |
Doctoral advisor | Frederic Richards |
Other academic advisors | Fritz Albert Lipmann Marshall Warren Nirenberg |
Jorge Eduardo Allende Rivera, (born 11 November 1934) is a Chilean biochemist and biophysicist known for his contributions to the understanding of proteic biosynthesis and how transfer RNA is generated,[1] and the regulation of maturation of amphibian eggs. He has been a foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences since 2001,[2] and was awarded the Chilean National Prize for Nature Sciences (Chile) in 1992.