Background
Khorana, Har Gobind was born on January 9, 1922 in Raipur, India. Son of Shri Ganpat Rai and Shrimati Krishna (Devi) Khorana.
Khorana, Har Gobind was born on January 9, 1922 in Raipur, India. Son of Shri Ganpat Rai and Shrimati Krishna (Devi) Khorana.
Bachelor of Science, Punjab U., 1943; Master of Science, Punjab U., 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Liverpool (England) University, 1948; Doctor of Science, University of Chicago, 1967.
Head organic chemistry group, B.C. Research Council, 1952-1960;
visiting professor, Rockefeller Institute, New York City, since 1958;
professor co-director, Institute Enzyme Research University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1960-1970;
professor department biochemistry, Institute Enzyme Research University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1962-1970;
Conrad A. Elvehjem professor life science, Institute Enzyme Research University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1964-1970;
Alfred P. Sloan professor biology and chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1970. Visiting professor Stanford University, 1964. Member of advisory board Biopolymers.
Researcher chemical methods for synthesis of nuccleotides, coenzymes and nucleic acids, elucidation on the genetic code, laboratory synthesis of genes, biological membrane and light-transducing pigments.
Fellow Chemical Institute Canada, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member NAS.
Married Esther Elizabeth Sibler, 1952. Children: Julia, Emilie, Dave Roy.