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Tom Rapoport

b. 1947

German biologist

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Born 1947. Tom Rapoport is an American molecular biologist, biochemist and university teacher.

Tom Abraham Rapoport (born June 17, 1947) His parents, Samuel Mitja Rapoport and Ingeborg Rapoport, had fled the Nazis, and when he was three years old, they fled the United States in 1950 due to being investigated for un-American activities. After a brief stay in Vienna, they finally settled in Berlin in the German Democratic Republic in 1952, where his father became a Professor for Biochemistry and director of the Institute of Physiological Chemistry of the Humboldt-University, and his mother became a Professor for neonatology at the Charite Hospital. His brother is mathematician Michael Rapoport. Tom A. Rapoport received his PhD on mathematical modeling of the kinetics of inorganic pyrophosphatase in 1972 from Humboldt University. He worked in the lab of Peter Heitmann, and his father, Samuel Mitja Rapoport, was head of the Institute of Physiological Chemistry. At the same time, he worked with Sinaida Rosenthal, a former student of his father, on cloning the insulin gene from carp.

2007 Sir Hans Krebs Medal

2011 Awarded the Schleiden Medal from the Leopoldina

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Employers
Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Awards
Otto Warburg Medal; Max Delbrück Medal; Keith R. Porter Lecture; Sir Hans Krebs Medal; Schleiden Medal; EMBO Membership; Van Deenen Medal
Also known as
Tom Abraham Rapoport, Tom A. Rapoport, Tom A Rapoport, T. A. Rapoport, T A Rapoport, T. Rapoport
moreT Rapoport, Rapoport, Rapoport T, Rapoport T., Rapoport T. A., Rapoport TA, T.A. Rapoport

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tom Rapoport?

German biologist

When was Tom Rapoport born?

Tom Rapoport was born on 17 June 1947 in Cincinnati.

What is Tom Rapoport's occupation?

Tom Rapoport is a molecular biologist, biochemist and university teacher.

What nationality is Tom Rapoport?

Tom Rapoport is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tom Rapoport

· Wikidata: Q122876

· DBpedia: Tom Rapoport

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