Background
Racker, Efraim was born on June 28, 1913 in Nowy Sacz, Poland. Came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1947.
Racker, Efraim was born on June 28, 1913 in Nowy Sacz, Poland. Came to the United States, 1941, naturalized, 1947.
Doctor of Medicine, University Vienna, Austria, 1938. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1968. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Rochester.
Research assistant biochemistry Cardiff (South Wales) Mental Hospital, 1938-1940. Research associate department physiology University Minnesota, 1941-1942. Intern, resident Harlem Hospital, New York City, 1942-1944.
Assistant professor microbiology New York University School Medicine, 1944-1952. Assistant professor biochemistry Yale University, 1952-1954. Chief division nutrition and physiology Public Health Research Institute, New York City, 1954-1966.
Albert Einstein professor biochemistry Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1966-1991. Member biochemistry study section division research grants National Institutes of Health, 1957-1970. Chairman board science counselors Cancer Institute, 1975-1976.
73d Christian A. Herter lecturer, 1975. 10th Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins Memorial lecturer, 1975. Walker-Ames lecturer, 1977.
Author: Mechanism in Bioenergetics, 1965, A New Look at Mechanisms in Bioenergetics, 1976. Editor: Membranes of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts, 1970, Energy Transducing Mechanisms, 1975. Editorial board Journal Biological Chemistry, 1959-1972.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences, American Society Biological Chemists, Harvey Society, British Bio-chemical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Painting, tennis.
Married Franziska Weiss, August 25, 1945. 1 child, Ann Racker Costello.