Ari Helenius
Ari Helenius is a Finnish emeritus professor of biochemistry who is known for his research in virology.
Personal life
Helenius was born September 3, 1944 in Oulu, Finland.[1]
Career
He received his PhD from the University of Helsinki in 1973. After his education, he worked as a staff scientist newly-created at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. From 1981 to 1997, he was a professor at Yale University, where he was chair of the department of cell biology from 1992 to 1997.[1][2] In 1997, he joined the ETH Zurich as a founding member of the Institute of Biochemistry.[3]
His research has earned him awards for the characterization of how viruses enter cells, and methods of protein folding and assembly.[2]
Awards
- 1991 and 1992 Humboldt Research Award[2]
- 1993 Honorary Professor of Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
- 1995 AI Virtanen Prize in Biochemistry
- 2001 Elected member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 2003 Schleid Medal of the Leopoldina
- 2003 Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine
- 2007 Order of the White Rose of Finland from the Finnish government
- 2007 Marcel Benoist Prize[4]
- 2008 Van Deen Medal for leading research on biomembranes
- 2009 Elected Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
- 2010 Otto Warburg Medal from the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 2010 Elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology[5]
References
- ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Ari Helenius". www.bc.biol.ethz.ch. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Mitgliederverzeichnis". www.leopoldina.org (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Ari Helenius, PhD | The Vallee Foundation". www.thevalleefoundation.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Ari Helenius Awarded Benoist Prize | November 26, 2007 Issue - Vol. 85 Issue 48 | Chemical & Engineering News". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Ari Helenius". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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