Ulrich K. Laemmli

Ulrich K. Laemmli
Born1940 (age 83–84)
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Known forSDS-PAGE
AwardsLouis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (1996)
Marcel Benoist Prize (1988)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Geneva

Ulrich K. Laemmli (born 1940), real name Lämmli, is a Professor in the biochemistry and molecular biology departments at University of Geneva. He is known for the refinement of SDS-PAGE, a widely used method for separating proteins based on their electrophoretic mobility.[1] His paper describing the method is among the most cited scholarly journal articles of all time.[2][3][4] His current research involves studying the structural organization of nuclei and chromatin within the cell.[5]

  1. ^ Laemmli UK (August 1970). "Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4". Nature. 227 (5259): 680–685. doi:10.1038/227680a0. PMID 5432063. S2CID 3105149.
  2. ^ "Bio Infobank Library-Kinetics". BioInfoBank Institute. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. ^ Garfield, Eugene (1998). "THE USE OF JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS AND CITATION ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATION OF SCIENCE". The Scientist. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  4. ^ Garfield, Eugene (12 February 1990). "The most cited papers of all time" (PDF). Current Comments. 13 (7): 2–14. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  5. ^ "PROFESSOR ULRICH K. LAEMMLI". Geneva, Switzerland: Département de biologie moléculaire - Université de Genève. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.