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Joachim Frank

German-born American biophysicist and Nobel laureate

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Joachim Frank ; born September 12, 1940) is a German-American biophysicist at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate. He is regarded as the founder of single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017 with Jacques Dubochet and Richard Henderson. He also made significant contributions to structure and function of the ribosome from bacteria and eukaryotes.

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Born
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Place of birth
Weidenau wd
Citizenship
United States, Germany wd
Occupation
chemist, biophysicist, biologist wd
Education
University of Freiburg, LMU Munich, Cornell University, Technical University of Munich wd

Awards wd

  • Benjamin Franklin Medal (2014)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2017)
  • Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2020)

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When was Joachim Frank born?
Joachim Frank was born on 12 September 1940 in Weidenau.
Where did Joachim Frank study?
Joachim Frank was educated at University of Freiburg, LMU Munich, Cornell University, Technical University of Munich.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Joachim Frank · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q28833112 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Joachim Frank EM1B8792 (27115577469).jpg by Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden (CC BY 2.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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