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Paul Schimmel

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American chemist

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Paul Schimmel
Chemistry
#711
World Rank
#1203
Historical Rank
#310
USA Rank
Organic Chemistry
#121
World Rank
#157
Historical Rank
#47
USA Rank
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According to Wikipedia, Paul Reinhard Schimmel is an American biophysical chemist and translational medicine pioneer. Career Paul Schimmel is a Professor of Molecular Medicine at The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to joining The Scripps Research Institute, he was a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at MIT . Author or coauthor of many scientific research publications, he is also coauthor of a widely used 3-volume textbook on biophysical chemistry. His research interests have focused on aminoacyl tRNA synthetases as fundamental interpreters of the genetic information. Through career-long investigations of this ancient and universal set of essential enzymes, his laboratory has worked on a universal mechanism for correcting errors in the interpretation of genetic information, and went on to show how this mechanism is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis and for preventing serious pathologies and disease. He has also been listed as one of the leading translational researchers in the world, having one of the top five most cited patents for the period 2012-2016.

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