Max Perutz

Max Ferdinand Perutz (May 19, 1914 - February 6, 2002), molecular biologist.

Max Perutz was a giant in the field of molecular biology. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry, for his invention (with John Kendrew[?]) of techniques which allowed them and others to determine the structure of proteins for the first time.

He founded the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology[?] in Cambridge, England.

His long and productive career in biology continued right up to his death in 2002.

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External links

• Biography by his colleagues at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/Max_Perutz.html)
• Max Perutz's CV at the MRC Lab (http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/Max_CV.html)
• Publications of Max Perutz (http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/MFP_Publications.html)
• Nobel website biography (http://www.nobel.se/chemistry/laureates/1962/perutz-bio.html)
• PhysicsWeb Max Perutz biographical article (http://physicsweb.org/article/news/6/2/4)