Pamela J. Bjorkman
1956
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country of citizenship: United States of America
educated at: Harvard University, University of Oregon, University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences
occupation: biochemist, molecular biologist, university teacher, biophysicist
award received: Canada Gairdner International Award, L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science, William B. Coley Award, Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, Max Planck Research Award, National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
Pamela Jane Bjorkman NAS, AAAS (also spelled Pamela J. Björkman; born 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is an American biochemist and molecular biologist. She is the David Baltimore Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Her research centers on the study of the three-dimensional structures of proteins related to Class I MHC, or Major Histocompatibility Complex, proteins of the immune system, and proteins involved in the immune responses to viruses. Bjorkman's goal is to improve current therapeutic applications. Bjorkman is most well known as a pioneer in the field of structural biology. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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