Konrad Beyreuther

Konrad Beyreuther (born May 14, 1941) is a German molecular biologist and chemist known for his work on neurodegenerative diseases.

Konrad Beyreuther
Born (1941-05-14) May 14, 1941
Leutersdorf, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationMax Planck Institute for Biochemistry (Dr.rer.nat. 1968)
Known forneurodegenerative diseases
AwardsFeldberg Award (1989)
Metlife Foundation Award (1990)
Potamkin Prize (1990)
King Faisal International Prize in Medicine (1997)
Scientific career
Fieldsmolecular biology
InstitutionsHeidelberg University
Cologne University
Doctoral advisorAdolf Butenandt

Works

Beyreuther's work with Colin L. Masters implicated amyloid precursor protein (APP) as a possible precursor of Alzheimer's disease.[1] Together with British researchers, he discovered the pathogenic prion that causes BSE, also known as mad cow disease, in 1998.[2]

Awards

Bayreuther received the Robert Pfleger Research Award in 1988 and the Feldberg Award in 1989. In 1990, he won the Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease[3] with Robert D. Terry and was awarded the Potamkin Prize jointly with Masters.[4] Beyreuther and Masters both received Max Planck Research Awards in 1991,[5] and shared the Zülch Prize in 1995.[6] In 1997 they were awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine together with James F. Gusella for contributions to the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.[7] Bayreuther has been elected to the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities, and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences. He is a recipient of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg and the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

References
  1. Masters CL, Simms G, Weinman NA, Multhaup G, McDonald BL, Beyreuther K (1985). "Amyloid plaque core protein in Alzheimer disease and Down syndrome". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 82 (12): 4245–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.82.12.4245. PMC 397973. PMID 3159021.
  2. Hope, James; Reekie, Laura J. D.; Hunter, Nora; Multhaup, Gerd; Beyreuther, Konrad; White, Heather; Scott, Anthony C.; Stack, Michael J.; Dawson, Michael; Wells, Gerald A. H. (1988). "Fibrils from brains of cows with new cattle disease contain scrapie-associated protein". Nature. Springer Nature. 336 (6197): 390–392. doi:10.1038/336390a0. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 2904126.
  3. "Winners". MetLife Foundation Awards in Medical Research. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. "Awards History". American Academy of Neurology. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. "Max-Planck-Forschungspreis" [Max Planck Research Award]. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (in German). Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. "Zülch Prize". Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. "Professor Konrad Beyreuther". King Faisal Prize. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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