Mario Amzel

León Mario Amzel
Born25 October 1942
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died28 August 2021 (age 79)
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
AwardsTeacher of the Year Award, Johns Hopkins University (1994)
Scientific career
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
ThesisCristalografía y termodinámica de cristales plásticos (1968)
Doctoral advisorLeo Becka
Notable studentsK. Christopher Garcia

León Mario Amzel (1942–2021) was an Argentine chemist, biophysicist, professor and former director of the Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He was known for his work in biophysics; structural biology;[1] and assisting with the development of the first high-resolution images of how antibody-antigen recognition occurs.[2]

  1. ^ "BCMB mourns the passing of Dr. L. Mario Amzel – Hopkins BCMB". Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ Wasta, Vanessa (2 September 2021). "L. Mario Amzel, scientist who captured images of tiny biological structures, dies". The Hub. Retrieved 7 November 2022.