Henrik Dam
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Henrik Dam Net Worth

Carl Peter Henrik Dam was a Danish biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943 for his discovery of vitamin K. Born into a modest family, he graduated in chemistry from the Copenhagen Polytechnic Institute and began his career as an instructor in chemistry. While studying the metabolism of sterines in chickens, he discovered vitamin K and demonstrated that it was fat-soluble and present in green leaves. In 1939, he and Edward A. Doisy, working independently, separated the vitamin from alfalfa and in 1943, they were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Biochemist
Birth Year 1895
Birth Place Copenhagen, Danish
Age 124 YEARS OLD
Died On 17 April 1976 (aged 81)\nCopenhagen
Birth Sign Pisces
Awards Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

💰 Net worth

Henrik Dam, a renowned Danish biochemist, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by 2024. With his expertise and contributions to the field of biochemistry, Dam has earned recognition and acclaim throughout his career. As a biochemist, his work likely encompasses areas such as studying the structure and function of biological molecules, investigating enzymes, and analyzing metabolism. Considering the importance of his work and the potential impact it has on the scientific community, it is fitting that his net worth reflects his accomplishments in the field.

Biography/Timeline

1920

He received an undergraduate degree in chemistry from the Copenhagen Polytechnic Institute (now the Technical University of Denmark) in 1920, and was appointed as assistant instructor in chemistry at the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. By 1923 he had attained the post of instructor in biochemistry at Copenhagen University's Physiological Laboratory. He studied microchemistry at the University of Graz under Fritz Pregl in 1925, but returned to Copenhagen University, where he was appointed as an assistant professor at the Institute of Biochemistry in 1928, and assistant professor in 1929. During his time as professor at Copenhagen University he spent some time working abroad, and in 1934 submitted a thesis entitled Nogle Undersøgelser over Sterinernes Biologiske Betydning (Some investigations on the biological significance of the sterines) to Copenhagen University, and received the degree of Ph.D. in biochemistry.

1942

Between 1942–1945 he was a Senior Research Associate at the University of Rochester; it was during this period that he was awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. In 1951, he was one of seven Nobel Laureates who attended the 1 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

1943

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1943 for joint work with Edward Doisy work in discovering vitamin K and its role in human physiology. Dam's key experiment involved feeding a cholesterol-free diet to chickens. He initially replicated experiments reported by Scientists at the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). McFarlane, Graham and Richardson, working on the chick feed program at OAC, had used chloroform to remove all fat from chick chow. They noticed that chicks fed only fat-depleted chow developed hemorrhages and started bleeding from tag sites. Dam found that these defects could not be restored by adding purified cholesterol to the diet. It appeared that—together with the cholesterol—a second compound had been extracted from the food, and this compound was called the coagulation vitamin. The new vitamin received the letter K because the initial discoveries were reported in a German journal, in which it was designated as Koagulationsvitamin.

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