CURRICULUM VITAE - KURT WÜTHRICH

Current Positions: Professor of Biophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule  Zürich, Switzerland; Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Visiting Professor of Structural Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.

Personal Data

Born October 4, 1938, in Aarberg, Switzerland. Swiss citizen.
Married to Marianne Briner, 1963; two children, Bernhard Andrew 1968, Karin Lynn 1970.

Education and Positions held

1957 - 62 University of Bern, Switzerland: Licentiat in chemistry, physics and mathematics.
1962 - 64 University of Basel, Switzerland: Ph.D. in chemistry (Prof. S. Fallab); Eidgenössisches Turn- und Sportlehrerdiplom.
1964 - 65 University of Basel, Switzerland:  Postdoctoral training (Prof. S. Fallab).
1965 - 67
 University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA:  Postdoctoral training (Prof. R.E. Connick).
1967 - 69
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J., USA: Member Technical Staff (Dr. R.G.Shulman).
1969 -
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland:  Privatdozent (70); Assistant Professor (72); Associate Professor (76); Professor of Biophysics (80); Chairman Biology Department (95-2000). 
2001 - 
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA: Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Visiting Professor of Structural Biology.

Major Research Interests

Biology, structure and function of proteins and nucleic acids; development of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques for macromolecular structure determination in solution and for studies of intermolecular interactions; applications in structural and functional genomics, and in biomedical areas such as amyloidoses and immune suppression.

Publications

NMR in Biological Research: Peptides and Proteins, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1976.
NMR of Proteins and Nucleic Acids, Wiley, New York, 1986.
NMR in Structural Biology - a Collection of Papers by Kurt Wüthrich, World Scientific, Singapore, 1995.
600  papers and reviews.

Honorary Degrees

1997   Dottore ad Honorem in Chimica, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy.
1997   Dr. phil. honoris causa, Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
2001   Docteur honoris causa, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.

Academies and Honory Memberships in Scientific Societies

1984   Member European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
1987   Member Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina.
1989   Member Academia Europaea.
1989   Foreign Fellow, Indian National Science Academy.
1992   Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Sciences.
1992   Honorary Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, India.
1993   Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
1993   Honorary Member, Japanese Biochemical Society.
1998   Honorary Member, National Magnetic Resonance Society of India.
1998   AAAS Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
2000   Associé étranger, Académie des Sciences, Institut de France.
2001    Member Schweizerische Akademie der Technischen Wissenschaften (SATW).

Prices and Awards

1974   Friedrich Miescher-Preis, Schweiz. Biochemische Gesellschaft.
1983   Shield of the Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo University.
1986   Médaille P. Bruylants, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
1990   Stein and Moore Award of the Protein Society, USA.
1991   Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University, New York.
1991   Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal, University of California, Berkeley.
1992   Marcel Benoist Prize, awarded by the Swiss Confederation.
1993   Distinguished Service Award, The Miami Bio/Technology Winter Symposia, USA.
1993   Prix Louis Jeantet de Médecine, Fondation Louis Jeantet, Geneva.
1996   Kaj Linderstrøm-Lang Prize, Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen.
1997   Eminent Scientist of RIKEN, Tokyo.
1998   Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology, Inamori Foundation, Kyoto.
1999   Günther Laukien Prize, Experimental NMR Conference (ENC), USA.
1999   Otto-Warburg-Medaille, Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Germany.
2001   Médaille d'Honneur en Argent, Société d'Encouragement au Progrès, Paris.

Special Lectures

1982   FMC Lectures, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
1983   Baker Lectures, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
1984   S. Rudin Lecture, Columbia University Medical School, New York, NY, USA.
1986   Chaire Bruylants, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgique.
1989   James Shannon Lecture, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
1989   Ada Doisy Lectures, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA.
1990   Pittsburgh Conference Lectures, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
1991   Distinguished Lecture in Structural Biology, Dartmouth College, Hannover, NH, USA.
1991   John T. Edsall Lecture, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
1991   Ira Remsen Memorial Lecture, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
1993   William H. Stein Memorial Lecture, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
1993   Calbiochem Lectures, UCSD, San Diego, CA, USA.
1993   26. Martinsrieder Kolloquium, MPI für Biochemie, Martinsried, Deutschland.
1995   P.A. Leermakers Lecture, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.
1995   Adam Neville Lecture, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
1996   UCLA-DOE Distinguished Lecture, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
1997   UMDNJ Distinguished Lecture, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
1998   University Lecture, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
1998   Ames Lecture, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
2000   Gitte Vold Memorial Lecture, UCSD, San Diego, CA, USA.
2001   Peter Hemmerich-Vorlesung, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Deutschland.

Visiting Faculty Appointments

1988   November: Visiting Miller Research Professor, University of California, Berkeley, CA,USA.
1992   February-March: Scholar in Residence, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
1994   February-June: Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA.
1994   October-December: Guest Scientist, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
1995   February-April: Visiting Associate in Biology and Chemistry, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA.
1997/98  For two months: Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Tokyo, Japan.
97/2000 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Offices in Professional Organizations

Schweiz. Kommission für Molekularbiologie (SKMB): Member 73-76; President 77-82.
International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB): Council Member 75-78 and 87-90; Secretary General 78-84; Vice-President 84-87.
International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU): Member General Committee 80-86; Member Standing Committee on the Free Circulation of Scientists 82-90.
Kommission für die Wolfgang Pauli-Vorlesungen ETH Zürich: Member 84-92; President 93-01.
Schweiz. Gesellschaft für Biochemie: Member Executive Committee 86-92; President Biophysics Section 85-88.
Zürcher Chemische Gesellschaft: President 90-91.
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC): Commission on Biophysical Chemistry: Member 96-99; Chairman 00-01.
Prix Marcel Benoist, Conseil de Fondation, Berne: Member 01-.

Editorial Assignments

Editor: Q. Rev.Biophys. 84-91, 96-01; Macromolecular Structures 90-00; J. Biomol. NMR 91-. Member Editorial Board: Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Biochimie, Biophys. Chem., Biopolymers, CHEMBIOCHEM, Chemtracts, Encyclopedia of NMR, Comm. Mol. Cell. Biophysics, Curr. Methods Mol. Cell Biol., Curr. Opinion Struct. Biol., Eur. Biophys. J., Inorg. Chim. Acta, IUBMB Life, J. Biotechnology, J. Computer-Aided Mol. Design, J. Magn. Reson., J. Struct. Funct. Genomics, Life Sciences, Proteins, Structure, Structure with Folding and Design.

Scientific Advisory Boards

Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità and ETH Zürich, Switzerland 89-98.
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany 89-95.
National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China 89-.
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn, Germany: Schwerpunktsprogramm "Protein Design" 89-95.
Commission of the European Communities: Human Capital and Mobility Program 92-94.
Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Jena, Germany 93-96.
Ciba Foundation, London, UK 94-96.
Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, Grenoble, France 94-97.
Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland 97-.
Novartis Foundation, London, UK 97-.
Triad Therapeutics Inc., San Diego, CA, USA 98-.
Genomics Sciences Center, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan 00-.
Syrrx Inc., San Diego, CA, USA 00-.
Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique "Infections à Prions", France 01-.
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB), Tallinn, Estonia 01-.
National High Field NMR Center (NANUC), University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada 01-.
Resource for Solid-State of Proteins at UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA 01-.

Consultancy Assignments

Hoechst AG, Frankfurt, Germany 85-92.
Sandoz Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland 87-96.
Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel, Switzerland 87-.
Ciba-Geigy AG, Basel, Switzerland 89-96.
Tripos Inc., St. Louis, MO, USA 92-94.
Novartis AG, Basel, Switzerland 97-.

 

TH, 11-22-2001