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Peter Walter

Peter Walter (born December 5, 1954) is a German-American molecular biologist and biochemist. He is currently the Director of the Bay Area Institute of Science at Altos Labs and an emeritus professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)…

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Known for
Signal recognition particle Unfolded protein response
Education
Free University of Berlin (Vordiplom) Vanderbilt University (MS) Rockefeller University (PhD)
Born
(1954-12-05) December 5, 1954 (age 71) West Berlin
Doctoral advisor
Günter Blobel
Fields
Molecular biology Biochemistry
Thesis
Purification and characterization of an 11S protein complex required for the translocation of secretory proteins across the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (1981)

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Peter Walter → (1954-12-05) December 5, 1954 (age 71) West Berlin
Doctoral advisor · 1
Peter Walter → Günter Blobel
Education · 1
Peter Walter → Free University of Berlin (Vordiplom) Vanderbilt University (MS) Rockefeller University (PhD)
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Peter Walter → Molecular biology Biochemistry
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Peter Walter → Signal recognition particle Unfolded protein response
Thesis · 1
Peter Walter → Purification and characterization of an 11S protein complex required for the translocation of secretory proteins across the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (1981)
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Peter Walter → Rockefeller University University of California, San Francisco Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Peter WalterBorn(1954-12-05) December 5, 1954 (age 71) West Berlin1.00infobox
Peter WalterDoctoral advisorGünter Blobel1.00infobox
Peter WalterEducationFree University of Berlin (Vordiplom) Vanderbilt University (MS) Rockefeller University (PhD)1.00infobox
Peter WalterFieldsMolecular biology Biochemistry1.00infobox
Peter WalterKnown forSignal recognition particle Unfolded protein response1.00infobox
Peter WalterThesisPurification and characterization of an 11S protein complex required for the translocation of secretory proteins across the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (1981)1.00infobox
Peter WalterWorkplacesRockefeller University University of California, San Francisco Howard Hughes Medical Institute1.00infobox
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