Henri G. Hers

Quotes Henri- Gery Hers, Henri G. Hers, ( born July 23, 1923 in Namur, † 14 December 2008 Ottignies -Louvain- la -Neuve ) was a Belgian biochemist, known for his studies on the glycogen metabolism and its diseases.

Hers earned his medical doctorate in 1948. Then he turned under Joseph P. Bouckaert and de Duve Christian (known for the study of cell organelles such as lysosomes ) of research in physiology. In 1957 he became a lecturer ( Agrégé ) and 1967 professor at the Catholic University of Leuven. In 1988, he retired.

According to him, is a metabolic disease called ( Hers disease ), caused by lack of a formed in the liver phosphorylase, a glycogen storage disease, of which he also explored such as Pompe disease. Based on these studies he conducted in 1965 the concept of lysosomal storage disease a.

In 1988 he received the Wolf Prize in Medicine. In 1966 he received the Francqui Prize and the 1975 Gairdner Foundation International Award.

He was married since 1952 with Suzanne Sonnet, with whom he had six children.

Writings

  • Hers Science, non -science et fausse science. Réflexion sur les chemins de la connaissance: essai, L' Harmattan, Paris 1998
December 14 Christian de Duve Glycogen storage disease type VI Glycogen storage disease type II Roger Wolcott Sperry Arvid Carlsson Leo Sachs Barbara McClintock Solomon H. Snyder James Black (pharmacologist) Donald F. Steiner Pedro Cuatrecasas Meir Wilchek Elizabeth F. Neufeld Edward B. Lewis Maclyn McCarty Seymour Benzer Michael Berridge Michael Sela Ruth Arnon Avram Hershko Mario Capecchi Oliver Smithies Roger Y. Tsien Alexander Levitzki Aharon Razin Axel Ullrich Rudolf Jaenisch Ronald M. Evans
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