Awards & Winners

Efraim Racker

Date of Birth 28-June-1913
Place of Birth Nowy SÄ…cz
(Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
Nationality United States of America, Austria
Profession Scientist, Chemist
Efraim Racker was an Austrian biochemist who was responsible for identifying and purifying Factor 1, the first part of the ATP synthase enzyme to be characterised. F1 is only a part of a larger ATP synthase complex known as Complex V. It is a peripheral membrane protein attached to component Fo, which is integral to the membrane.

Awards by Efraim Racker

Check all the awards nominated and won by Efraim Racker.

1980


Gairdner Foundation International Award
(For his contributions to our knowledge of energy metabolism in cells and of transport in biological membranes.)

1976


National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences
(For major contributions to understanding the subcellular mechanism whereby oxidative and photosynthetic energy is transformed into the specific form of chemical energy used by living cells.)