H. Gobind Khorana

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Liverpool
gptkb:University_of_the_Punjab
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan
gptkb:Louisa_Gross_Horwitz_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-01-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Raipur,_Punjab,_British_India
gptkbp:children gptkb:Emily_Anne_Khorana
gptkb:Dave_Roy_Khorana
gptkb:Julia_Elizabeth_Khorana
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:India
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2011-11-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Vladimir_Prelog
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_British_Columbia
gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:fieldOfWork biochemistry
molecular biology
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Har_Gobind_Khorana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label H. Gobind Khorana
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:biotechnology
genetic engineering
gptkbp:knownFor genetic code research
synthesis of nucleic acids
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Robert_W._Holley
gptkb:Marshall_W._Nirenberg
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1968
gptkbp:notableWork deciphering the genetic code
artificial gene synthesis
synthesis of oligonucleotides
gptkbp:occupation biologist
chemist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:signature H. Gobind Khorana signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Esther_Elizabeth_Sibler
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_W._Deamer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8