Dr. Bruce Alberts (b. 1938) is an American biochemist. He is noted particularly for his extensive study of the protein complexes that allow chromosomes to be replicated, as required for a living cell to divide. He was President of the National Academy of Sciences from 1993 to 2005. Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and transformations in living organisms. ... The University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is a university in Geneva, Switzerland. ... President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States of America. ... UCSF in 1908, with the streetcar that used to run on Parnassus Avenue The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is one of the worlds leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A biochemist is a scientist trained and dedicated to producing results in the discipline of biochemistry. ... President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ...

Career

He graduated from Harvard College, with a degree in biochemical sciences, and earned a doctorate from Harvard University in 1965^[1]. He then went to the University of Geneva as a postdoctoral fellow to work with Richard Epstein on genes of phage T4 involved in DNA replication. In 1966, he joined the Department of Biochemical Sciences at Princeton University as an Assistant Professor. In 1972, he became an Associate Professor and in 1974 a full Professor. In 1976, he accepted a position as professor and vice-chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco. In 1980, he was awarded an American Cancer Society Lifetime Research Professorship. In 1985, he was named chair of the Department. Harvard Yard Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, founded in 1636. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... The University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is a university in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States of America. ... UCSF in 1908, with the streetcar that used to run on Parnassus Avenue The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is one of the worlds leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. ... The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a medical organization with a corporate attitude in the United States. ...

Alberts has long been committed to the improvement of science education, dedicating much of his time to educational projects such as City Science, a program seeking to improve science teaching in San Francisco elementary schools. He has served on the advisory board of the National Science Resources Center a joint project of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution working with teachers, scientists, and school systems to improve teaching of science as well as on the National Academy of Sciences' National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment. President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ...

He has served in different capacities on a number of prestigious advisory and editorial boards, including as chair of the Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council. Until his election as President of the National Academy of Sciences in 1995 he was president-elect of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He currently serves on the advisory board of the Campaign to Defend the Constitution. President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ... Campaign to Defend the Constitution (DefCon) is an American online organization founded in September, 2005 to support the constitutional separation of church and state and to oppose what it perceives as the growing influence of the religious right. ...

For the period 2000 to 2009, Dr. Alberts is the Co-chair of the InterAcademy Council, a new advisory institution in Amsterdam governed by the presidents of 15 science academies from around the world.

Bruce Alberts will be the 2007 Commencement speaker at Beloit College in Beloit, WI. Beloit College is a liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin and a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. ...

Publications

He has had a productive research career in the field of DNA replication and cell division,

His textbook Molecular Biology of the Cell, now in its 4th Edition, is the standard cell biology textbook in most universities. This book and its more basic, undergraduate counterpart Essential Cell Biology have been translated into various languages.

He served as the President of the National Academy of Sciences for two terms from 1993 until 2005. President Harding and the National Academy of Sciences at the White House, Washington, DC, April 1921 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...