Christian R. H. Raetz Explained

Christian Rudolf Hubert Raetz
Birth Place:East Berlin
Nationality:American
Field:Biochemistry
Workplaces:Duke University
Alma Mater:Yale University, BSHarvard University, MD, PhD
Known For:Lipid A biosynthesis in E. coli
Prizes:Van Deenen Medal

Christian Rudolf Hubert Raetz (1946 – August 16, 2011[1]) was the George Barth Geller Professor of Biochemistry at Duke University.[2] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2006.[3] His laboratory's research focused on lipid biochemistry and has contributed significantly to the understanding of Lipid A biosynthesis.[4] [5]

Life and education

Raetz was born in 1946 in East Berlin. His parents were industrial chemists. In the early 1950s, the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation recruited his father, and Raetz's family moved to Columbus, Ohio. Raetz earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1967 and his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University in 1973.[6] Raetz died of anaplastic thyroid cancer on August 16, 2011.[7] [8]

Career

After graduate and medical school, Raetz was a research associate at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1974 he secured a faculty position in the biochemistry department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1987, Raetz joined the pharmaceutical company Merck, eventually becoming vice president for biochemistry and microbiology research. In 1993, Raetz joined the biochemistry department at Duke.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CHRISTIAN RUDOLF HUBERT RAETZ, M.D., PH.D. 1946-2011. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 17 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Raetz Home. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20110304214556/http://www.biochem.duke.edu/modules/biochem_raetz_lab/index.php?id=1. dead. 4 March 2011. Duke University School of Medicine. 13 January 2011.
  3. Zagorski . N.. Profile of Christian R. H. Raetz. 10.1073/pnas.0709236104. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104. 44. 17252–17254. 2007. 17956978. 2077241. 2007PNAS..10417252Z. free.
  4. Web site: Duke researchers target lipid molecules associated with heart disease, other ailments. Duke University News Service. November 5, 2008. Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.. 18 January 2010. Durham, NC.
  5. Raetz C. Whitfield C . Lipopolysaccharide endotoxins . Annu Rev Biochem . 71 . 635–700 . 2002. 12045108 . 10.1146/annurev.biochem.71.110601.135414 . 2569852.
  6. Kresge. Nicole. Simoni, Robert D. . Hill, Robert L. . July 22, 2011. The Lipid A Assembly Pathway: The Work of Christian Raetz. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 286. 29. e6–e8. 10.1074/jbc.O111.000247. 3138284. 21887864. free.
  7. Chris Raetz, scientist and enduring friend. Wickner. William T.. October 3, 2011. National Academy of Sciences. 10.1073/pnas.1114405108. 108. 17255–17256. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 42. 3198341. 21969572. 2011PNAS..10817255W. free.
  8. Web site: Christian Rudolf Hubert Raetz, MD PhD, 1946–2011. https://archive.today/20130620213925/http://glycob.oxfordjournals.org/content/22/1/3.2.full . dead . 20 June 2013 . Esko. Jeffrey D. Glycobiology. 13 May 2012.
  9. Web site: The van Deenen Medal. 2006. Institute of Biomembranes. 18 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724145441/http://www.biomembranes.nl/institute/deenen.php. 24 July 2011.

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