Ernst Boris Chain

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alexander_Fleming
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:London_University
gptkb:University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkbp:born June 19, 1906
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution biochemical research
development of penicillin
research on lysozyme
gptkbp:denomination Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
gptkbp:died August 2, 1979
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkbp:field biochemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ernst Boris Chain
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Howard_Florey
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Otto_Warburg
gptkbp:is_involved_in medical research initiatives
public health advancements
World War II research efforts
British wartime research
antibiotic development programs
gptkbp:known_for isolating penicillin
gptkbp:legacy impact on modern medicine
pioneering work in antibiotics
influence on pharmaceutical research
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
1933
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Richard_J._Roberts
gptkb:David_Phillips
gptkb:John_Kendrew
gptkbp:publishes The Enzymes
The Biochemistry of Penicillin
The Chemistry of Antibiotics
The Role of Enzymes in Metabolism
The Structure of Enzymes
gptkbp:research spectrophotometry
biochemical analysis
microbiological techniques
gptkbp:research_focus antibiotics
enzyme chemistry
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Chain
gptkbp:work gptkb:Imperial_College_London
gptkb:University_of_Oxford