Charles Kurland Explained

Birth Name:	Charles Gabriel Kurland
Birth Date:	14 January 1936
Citizenship:	American and Swedish
Fields:	Biochemistry
Workplaces:	Copenhagen University, Uppsala University, Lund University
Education:	Harvard
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Doctoral Advisor:	James D. Watson
Known For:	Biochemistry and biophysics of the ribosome

Charles Gabriel Kurland (born 14 January 1936) is an American-born Swedish biochemist.

Kurland earned a doctorate in 1961 at Harvard University, advised by James D. Watson.^{[1] [2]} Kurland accepted a postdoctoral research position at the Microbiology Institute of the University of Copenhagen, then joined the Uppsala University faculty in 1971.^[2] He retired from Uppsala in 2001, and was granted emeritus status.^[3] He was later affiliated with Lund University.^{[2] [4] [5]}

Research

Kurland's doctoral work dealt the structure of RNA,^[6] and continued with the discovery of transfer RNA (tRNA), work that also involved François Gros, Walter Gilbert and James Watson.^[7] This was published simultaneously with the report by Sydney Brenner, François Jacob and Matthew Meselson of the same discovery.^[8] It was followed by numerous papers concerned with ribosomal proteins^{[9] [10]}

In the later part of his career Kurland has been interested in the origins of mitochondria^[11] and the tree of life.^[12]

Academy memberships

Kurland was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1988 as a foreign member, and reclassified as a Swedish member in 2002.^[13] The Estonian Academy of Sciences recognized his achievements in biochemistry, and awarded Kurland an equivalent honor in 1991.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Kurland, Charles, 1967 September 15-1974 May 22, 1967 September 15-1974 May 22 . 10 March 2022 . Harvard University.
2. News: Charles G. Kurland . 10 March 2022 . Annual International Gene Forum . 15 September 2001 . 17 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617185854/http://www.geneforum.ee/Kurland.pdf . dead .
3. News: Charles Gabriel Kurland . 10 March 2022 . Estonian Academy of Sciences.
4. News: Våra förfäder var glupska eukaryoter . 10 March 2022 . Forskning . 29 May 2006 . sv.
5. News: Charles Kurland . 10 March 2022 . Lund University.
6. 10.1016/S0022-2836(60)80029-0. 1. 2. 1960. 83–91. J. Molec. Biol. . Molecular characterization of ribonucleic acid from Escherichia coli ribosomes: I. Isolation and molecular weights. C.G.. Kurland.
7. 10.1038/190581a0. François . Gros. H. . Hiatt. Walter . Gilbert. C. . Kurland. R. W. . Risebrough. J. D. . Watson. Unstable ribonucleic acid revealed by pulse labelling of Escherichia coli. Nature. 190. 4776. 1961. 581–585.
8. 10.1038/190576a0. S. . Brenner. F. . Jacob. M.. Meselson. An unstable intermediate carrying information from genes to ribosomes for protein synthesis. Nature. 190. 4776. 1961 . 576–581.
9. 10.1021/bi00835a031. Ribosomal proteins of Escherichia coli. I. Purification of the 30 S ribosomal proteins. S. J. S. . Hardy. C. G. . Kurland. P. . Voynow. G. . Mora. Biochemistry. 1969. 8. 7. 2897–2905.
10. 10.1021/bi00835a032. Ribosomal proteins of Escherichia coli. II. Chemical and physical characterization of the 30 S ribosomal proteins. R. . Gary. P. . Craven. S. J. S. . Hardy. C. G. . Kurland. Biochemistry . 1969. 8. 7. 2906–2915.
11. 10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.07.011. Mitochondria are not captive bacteria. J. Theor. Biol.. Ajith . Harish. C. G. . Kurland. 434. 2017. 88–98.
12. 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.04.013. Akaryotes and Eukaryotes are independent descendants of a universal common ancestor. Biochimie. Ajith . Harish. C. G. . Kurland. 138. 2017. 168–183..
13. News: Charles Kurland . 10 March 2022 . Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.