Jorge Allende
Jorge Eduardo Allende Rivera, (born 11 November 1934) is a Chilean biochemist and biophysicist known for his contributions to the understanding of proteic biosynthesis and how transfer RNA is generated, and the regulation of maturation of amphibian eggs. He has been a foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences since 2001, and was awarded the Chilean National Prize for Nature Sciences (Chile) in 1992.
Jorge E. Allende | |
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Jorge E. Allende in Barcelona, 2017 | |
| Born | 11 November 1934 |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Yale University Rockefeller University |
| Known for | Protein biosynthesis, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM) at Universidad de Chile |
| Spouse | Catherine Connelly |
| Children | 4 |
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| Awards | National Academy of Sciences, Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit, Brazil, National Prize for Nature Sciences, Chile, The puRkwa Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry Molecular Biology |
| Institutions | University of Chile National Institutes of Health |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederic Richards |
| Other academic advisors | Fritz Albert Lipmann Marshall Warren Nirenberg |
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