Rodney Robert Porter

Rodney Porter
Rodney Porter
Born	Rodney Robert Porter; 8 October 1917; Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England
Died	6 September 1985 (aged 67)
Alma mater	University of Liverpool (BSc); University of Cambridge (PhD);
Known for	Chemical structure of antibodies
Awards	FRS (1964); Gairdner Foundation International Award (1966); Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1972); Royal Medal (1973); Copley Medal (1983);
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	National Institute for Medical Research; Imperial College London; University of Oxford;
Thesis	The free amino groups of proteins (1948)
Doctoral advisor	Frederick Sanger

Prof Rodney Robert Porter, CH, FRS FRSE HFRCP (8 October 1917 – 6 September 1985) was a British biochemist and Nobel laureate.

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