Richard A Lerner

Richard A. Lerner is an American research chemist and entrepreneur. Best known for his work on converting antibodies into enzymes, Lerner is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), and a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, in La Jolla, California. more

Date of birth:

  • Aug 28, 1938 (age 71 years)

Country of nationality:

Also known as:

  • Richard Alan Lerner,
  • Richard A. Lerner, M.D.

Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1994
  • for converting antibodies into enzymes, thus permitting the catalysis of chemical reactions considered impossible to achieve by classical chemical procedures.
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