Professor
George F. Oster
(
–
)
1940
2018
University of California, Berkeley
;
El Cerrito, CA
Molecular and cellular biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Cellular and Developmental Biology
Elected
2006
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology; Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management. Created mathematical modeling of biological mechanisms that yielded landmark studies in population, evolutionary, developmental, and molecular biology. Introduced the concept of a Brownian ratchet to explain protein translocation, molecular motors, and cell locomotion. Provided insight into the ATP synthase mechanism.
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