50th Anniversary of Protein Phosphorylation celebrated in Dundee
Edmond Fischer, the 1992 Nobel Laureate for Medicine or Physiology and co-discoverer with Edwin Krebs of Reversible Protein Phosphorylation as a control mechanism in 1955, visited Dundee from March 8th – 10th 2005 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of his seminal finding. Eddy presented the 10th Dundee Cell Signalling Lecture on March 10th, which was preceded by the ‘Eddy Fischer Scientific Dynasty Symposium' featuring lectures by some of his scientific ‘grandchildren' and ‘great-grandchildren'.
The 50th anniversary of Protein Phosphorylation and Eddy's 85th birthday were then celebrated in style with a dinner at Glamis Castle on the evening of March 10th, attended by all the Team Leaders in Dundee working on aspects of protein phosphorylation as well as by representatives of the six major pharmaceutical companies with whom the MRC Unit collaborates. Also present were the CEO and CFO of local Biotechnology Company, Upstate, who sponsored Eddy's lecture. Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, and mother of the present Earl of Glamis who owns the castle also attended the dinner.
The 50th anniversary of Protein Phosphorylation and Eddy's 85th birthday were then celebrated in style with a dinner at Glamis Castle on the evening of March 10th, attended by all the Team Leaders in Dundee working on aspects of protein phosphorylation as well as by representatives of the six major pharmaceutical companies with whom the MRC Unit collaborates. Also present were the CEO and CFO of local Biotechnology Company, Upstate, who sponsored Eddy's lecture. Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, and mother of the present Earl of Glamis who owns the castle also attended the dinner.