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Charles Brenner
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| Born | October 30, 1961 |
| Nationality | USA |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University (B.A.) Stanford University (Ph.D) Brandeis University (Post-Doctoral) |
| Known for | Discovery and characterization of nicotinamide riboside as a vitamin |
| Awards | William E.M. Lands Lectureship Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Beckman Young Investigators Award Basil O'Connor Award from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation New Investigator Award in the Pharmacological Sciences from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education Mary Swartz Rose Senior Investigator Award from the American Society for Nutrition |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Enzymology Metabolism |
| Institutions | City of Hope National Medical Center University of Iowa Dartmouth Medical School Thomas Jefferson University |
| Thesis | Specificity and Activity of the Kex2 Protease: From Yeast Genetics to Enzyme Kinetics (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert S. Fuller |
| Other academic advisors | Gregory A. Petsko Dagmar Ringe |
| Influences | Arthur Kornberg |
Charles Brenner born October 30, 1961 is the chair of the new Department of Diabetes & Cancer Metabolism at the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope National Medical Center. He is a major contributor to work on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide metabolism, who discovered the eukaryotic nicotinamide riboside (NR) kinase pathway.
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