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Rebek, Julius was born on April 11, 1944 in Beregszasz, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1949.
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Julius Rebek, American Chemistry educator, consultant. Achievements include discoveries in reaction mechanisms, molecular recognition and a self-replicating system. National Science Foundation fellow 1967-1970, A. P. Sloane fellow, 1977, A. V. Humboldt fellow,1981, Guggenheim fellow, 1986; recipient James Flack Norris award inphysical chemistry, 1997.
Education
Bachelor, U. Kansas, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970.
Career
Assistant professor of chemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1976; associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1976-1980; professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1980-1989; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1989-1996; director Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biological, Scripps Research Institute, since 1996. Consultant Cubist, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, Darwin, Seattle.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Academy Arts and Science. Member American Chemical Society (A.C. Cope scholar 1991), National Academy Science.
Connections
Son of Julius and Eva (Racz) R. Divorced; children: Eva Louise, Anna Elizabeth.
