Har Gobind Khorana

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Liverpool
gptkb:University_of_the_Punjab
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_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: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:Roger_J._S._Beer
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_British_Columbia
gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:fieldOfWork biochemistry
molecular biology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Har Gobind Khorana
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:biotechnology
genetic engineering
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:gene
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:NobelPrizeMotivation for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Robert_W._Holley
gptkb:Marshall_W._Nirenberg
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1968
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Juli_Feigon
gptkb:Thomas_P._Sakmar
gptkbp:occupation biologist
chemist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:signature Har_Gobind_Khorana_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Esther_Elizabeth_Sibler
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Indian_National_Science_Academy
gptkb:phage_group
gptkb:Marshall_W._Nirenberg
gptkb:The_Genetic_Code
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5