Abraham Abuchowski
Abraham Abuchowski · Science & Medicine
Biochemist who invented PEGylation, the modification of proteins with polyethylene glycol to improve drugs.
1949
United States
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Abraham Abuchowski is an American biochemist who, during his doctoral work at Rutgers University in the 1970s, invented PEGylation — the technique of attaching polyethylene glycol chains to proteins to make therapeutic drugs safer and longer-lasting in the body. PEGylation underlies numerous FDA-approved medicines, and he later founded the biotech company Enzon to commercialize it, earning the nickname 'Father of PEGnology.' Reference works on Jews in biology list him among Jewish scientists.
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Biochemist who invented PEGylation, the modification of proteins with polyethylene glycol to improve drugs.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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