Birthdate: September 12, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Weidenau, Siegen, Germany
Joachim Frank, a German-American biophysicist, is renowned for his pioneering research in single-particle cryo-electron microscopy, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017. He is recognized as the innovator of this technique and has played a crucial role in enhancing our knowledge of the ribosome’s structure and function in both bacteria and eukaryotes. Frank is currently affiliated with Columbia University, actively contributing to advancements in the fields of biophysics and structural biology.
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