Asher Korner

Asher Korner (7 February 1929 – 22 September 1971) was a British biochemist.^[4][5]

Asher Korner
Born	(1929-02-07)7 February 1929
Died	22 September 1971(1971-09-22) (aged 42)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Scientific career
Institutions	Clare College, Cambridge University of Sussex
Doctoral students	Tim Hunt[1] Anthony R. Hunter[2] Alan Munro[3]

Education

Korner was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained his PhD in 1957.^[6]

Career and research

Korner became Director of Studies in Biochemistry at Clare College, Cambridge, where he was made a fellow in 1960 and served as a lecturer from 1960 to 1967.^[7] During this time, Korner supervised the PhD of the future Nobel laureate Tim Hunt.^[1][8] In 1967, Korner moved to the University of Sussex,^[9][10][11] where he became the university's first professor of biochemistry.^[12]

Awards and honours

Korner is commemorated at the University of Sussex through the Korner Travelling Fellowship Fund.^[13]