Michael Berridge
Sir Michael Berridge | |
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| Born | Michael John Berridge 22 October 1938 |
| Died | 13 February 2020 (aged 81) |
| Education | University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Bsc) University College (PhD) |
| Known for | Cell signaling research Discovery of inositol trisphosphate as second messenger |
| Awards | King Faisal International Prize in Science Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine Knight Bachelor Canada Gairdner International Award Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research Royal Medal Dr H. P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine Wolf Prize in Medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Virginia Case Western Reserve University University of Cambridge Babraham Institute |
| Thesis | The physiology of excretion in the cotton stainer, Dysdercus fasciatus Signoret (Hemiptera, Pyrrhocoridae) (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Vincent Wigglesworth |
| Notable students | Antony Galione |
Sir Michael John Berridge FRS FMedSci FBPhS (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.