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Michael Berridge

British physiologist and biochemist

Died aged 81LibraUnited Kingdom

Biography

Sir Michael John Berridge (22 October 1938 – 13 February 2020) was a British physiologist and biochemist. He was known for his work on cell signaling, in particular the discovery that inositol trisphosphate acts as a second messenger, linking events at the plasma membrane with the release of calcium ions (Ca2+) within the cell.

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Career highlights

Employers / organisations

  • University of Cambridge

Awards & honours (21)

  • Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
  • Wolf Prize in Medicine
  • Royal Medal
  • Canada Gairdner International Award
  • King Faisal Prize in Science
  • Ernst Schering Prize
  • Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Massry Prize
  • Annual Review Prize Lecture
  • Feldberg Foundation Prize
  • William Bate Hardy Prize
  • Croonian Medal and Lecture
  • Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
  • Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Baly Medal
  • Knight Bachelor
  • Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
  • Clarivate Citation Laureates
  • honorary doctorate of Hasselt University

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Michael Berridge died on February 12, 2020 at the age of 81.
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