Philip Siekevitz

Philip Siekevitz
Born(1918-02-25)February 25, 1918
DiedDecember 5, 2009(2009-12-05) (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Scientific career
FieldsCell biology
InstitutionsRockefeller University
Academic advisorsDavid Greenberg
Doctoral studentsDavid D. Sabatini

Philip Siekevitz (February 25, 1918 – December 5, 2009) was an American cell biologist who spent most of his career at Rockefeller University. He was involved in early studies of protein synthesis and trafficking, established purification techniques to facilitate study of the cell nucleus, worked with Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner George Palade on cell membrane dynamics, and published extensively on the subject of postsynaptic density.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Sabatini, David D. (5 April 2010). "Philip Siekevitz: Bridging biochemistry and cell biology". The Journal of Cell Biology. 189 (1): 3–5. doi:10.1083/jcb.201002147. PMC 2854378. PMID 20351067.
  2. ^ Kresge, Nicole (2010). "Philip Siekevitz, 1918-2009". ASBMB Today. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ Bonner, Joseph (18 December 2009). "Philip Siekevitz, pioneer in cell biology, dies at 91". Rockefeller University Benchmarks. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

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