Robert Huber (b.1937) is a German biochemist and Nobel laureate known for his pioneering work in protein crystallography, advancing structural biology, photosynthesis, and enzymatic function research.
Born in Munich, Germany, he studied chemistry at the Technical University of Munich, earning his PhD (1963.) He joined the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, developing methods for protein crystallization and X-ray crystallography.
Huber’s most influential work determined the three-dimensional structure of the photosynthetic reaction center in bacteria, earning him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1988) alongside Johann Deisenhofer and Hartmut Michel. This discovery provided key insights into photosynthesis at the molecular level.
His publications include Crystallographic Studies on Protein Structures (1976,) exploring early protein crystallography techniques, and Structural Biology and Drug Design (2005,) examining biochemical applications in medicine.
Huber received honors like the Otto Warburg Medal (1977) and Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1992.) He has held research positions at Cardiff University and the University of Duisburg-Essen, contributing to biomedical advancements.
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However, it required some years before the scientific community in general accepted that flexibility and disorder are very relevant molecular properties also in other systems.
—Robert Huber
Topics: Disorder
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