Peter Kim | |
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Born | April 27, 1958 |
Alma mater | Cornell University (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
Known for | Discovering how proteins cause viral membranes to fuse with cells. |
Awards | Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1997)[1] Member of National Academy of Medicine (2000)[2] Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2016)[3] |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Merck & Co., Inc. Stanford University |
Thesis | Characterization of protein folding intermediates (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert L. Baldwin |
Website | peterkimlab |
Peter S. Kim (born April 27, 1958) is an American scientist. He was president of Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) 2003–2013 and is currently Virginia & D.K. Ludwig Professor of Biochemistry at Stanford University, Institute Scholar at Stanford ChEM-H, and Lead Investigator of the Infectious Disease Initiative at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.[4][5][6][7]
In 2016, Kim was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for leadership in the discovery and development of novel drugs and vaccines used worldwide.