Jens Christian Skou
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Jens Christian Skou was a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate best known for discovering the sodium-potassium pump, a fundamental mechanism in cell physiology.
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| Jens Christian Skou canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
NERFINISHED
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | elucidation of the mechanism of active transport of sodium and potassium across cell membranes ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-05-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Aarhus University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Skou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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chemistry ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| givenName | Jens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
cell physiology
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physiological chemistry ⓘ |
| hasCitizenship | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase research
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discovery of the sodium-potassium pump ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Danish ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Aarhus
NERFINISHED
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Lemvig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jens Christian Skou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.category | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.sharedWith |
John E. Walker
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Paul D. Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrize.year | 1997 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first demonstration of an ion-transporting ATPase in animal cells ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lemvig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Aarhus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Aarhus University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
ion pumps
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membrane transport ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Aarhus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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