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Grahame Hardie

FRS FRSE FMedSci
Born 5 April 1950
Known for Discovery of AMP-activated protein kinase
Scientific career
Fields Biochemistry
Institutions University of Dundee
Thesis Cereal Carbohydrases (1974)

David Grahame Hardie (born 1950) is a Scottish biochemist, and Professor of Cellular Signalling, at the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee.

Career and research

He was a member of the Faculty of 1000. He is known for the discovery of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK).

Publications

  • "Regulation of AMP-activated protein kinase by natural and synthetic activators", Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (2016) 6, (1–19)
  • "AMP-activated protein kinase: a cellular energy sensor with a key role in metabolic disorders and in cancer", Biochemical Society Transactions (2011) 39, (1–13)
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