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Randy Schekman HHMI

Randy Schekman

University of California, Berkeley & Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Canada Gairdner Award Lasker Award National Academy of Sciences Nobel Prize

Dr. Randy Schekman is a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He studied the enzymology of DNA replication as a graduate student with Arthur Kornberg at Stanford University. His current interest in cellular membranes developed during a postdoctoral period with S. J. Singer at the University of California, San Diego. At Berkeley, he developed a genetic and biochemical approach to the study of eukaryotic membrane traffic.

Among his awards are the Eli Lilly Award in microbiology and immunology, the Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award in basic biomedical science, the Gairdner International Award, the Amgen Award of the Protein Society, the Albert Lasker Award in Basic Medical Research and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University. In 2013, Schekman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology jointly with Thomas Südhof and James Rothman for their contributions to understanding vesicle trafficking.

Schekman has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Geneva and the University of Regensburg. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. From 2006-2011, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Proceeding of the NAS. Currently he is Editor-in-Chief of the open access journal eLife.

Talks with this Speaker

Protein Secretion and Vesicle Trafficking

Protein secretion occurs via membrane vesicles that transfer proteins to the cell surface. Randy Schekman provides a genetic dissection of the protein secretion pathway in yeast. (Talk recorded in December 2016)

When Stockholm Called

We asked 12 Nobel Laureates to tell us their story of when Stockholm called. (Talk recorded in September 2016)

When Stockholm Called
Audience:
  • General Public
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 2:42

Uncovering the Secretory Pathway

Randy Schekman and James Rothman were awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on elucidating the components and mechanisms of the secretory pathway. (Talk recorded in December 2013)

Audience:
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 25:45

Mysterious Cell Membranes

Randy Schekman describes the many different cell membranes and how they are organized to facilitate protein secretion. (Talk recorded in January 2013)

Audience:
  • General Public
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 35:48

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