A sense of pride article- 17

An Absolute Pioneer: Har Gobind Khorana A spearhead in biochemistry, who through his extensive conviction and vision, rose to be an icon in the field of molecular biology. A modest individual and a humanitarian, he is an inspiration for our youth in more ways than one.

orn on 9 January 1922 Marshall W. Nirenberg and A list of his in Punjab, Robert W. Holley. Har Gobind Khorana Har Gobind Khorana was one Achievements came from a humble of the firsts to write about the include: Bbackground. He completed concept of gene manipulation. his schooling from DAV High In 1970, he got associated with 1968 School, Multan. He obtained the Massachusetts Institute The Nobel Prize his Bachelor’s degree and of Technology, switching to Master of Science degree from working on membranes and 1968 the Punjab University, Lahore, signal transduction, and worked Albert Lasker Basic Medical Contribution wherein he received accolades on them till his retirement in Research Award Call in many scholarships. He, later, 2007. won a Fellowship to pursue his Intrinsically a deep thinker, 1974 PhD in Chemistry of Melanins, he gave much importance to Willard Gibbs Medal of in the year 1948, from the the subjects of fundamental the Chicago section of the If you want to University of Liverpool (UK). The importance, barring the time American Chemical Society contribute content in DAV United following year, he completed constraint for a problem to Article Series his Postdoctoral studies at be solved. He firmly believed 1980 please share 500 words content and ETH Zurich, Switzerland. In reiterating, “If you have to get Gairdner Foundation high-resolution 1949, he moved to University far, you have to travel alone.” Annual Award pictures with us on davunitedarticle of Cambridge for working on Khorana was a humble, modest @gmail.com peptides and nucleotides in and a loyal individual, who 1987 fellowship with Alexander Todd. always helped the people and The Paul Kayser In 1952, he shifted his base to institutions he got associated International Award of the British Columbia Research with. Besides biology, he had Merit in Retina Research Council for setting-up his own immense love for long walks, research institute. Besides music and swimming. Seeking 1987 limited facilities, he executed an solace in hiking, he often used National Medal of Science excellent research project. to indulge in nature’s solitude In 1960, he accepted to work as deeply evaluating science. a Co-director at the University He died at the age of 89 on of Wisconsin. During his term, 9 November 2011 in Concord, he successfully completed the Massachusetts. An exceptional work that resulted in his sharing scientist, he single-mindedly a Nobel Prize for Physiology executed vigour towards his or Medicine with work by being humble till

DAV United pays its tribute to this alumnus by remembering him through this article.