Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 09:00
Joachim Frank, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, will be awarded the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science by the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia.
The award recognizes Dr. Frank for the development of cryo-electron microscopy, for using this technology to investigate the structure of large organic molecules at high resolution, and for discoveries regarding the mechanism of protein synthesis in cells.
Full article: http://newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2013/11/14/joachim-frank-franklin...