Robert K. Crane
Biochemist
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About Robert K. Crane
For his contributions to his field, American biochemist Robert K. Crane was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award in 1969. The biochemist rose to fame after discovering the sodium-glucose cotransport.
Early Life
Crane was born to Wilbur Fiske Crane and Mary Elizabeth McHale Crane. He first graduated from Washington College in 1942 and went on to have a short spell with the navy during World War II. Crane followed his passion for biochemistry and perfected it at Harvard, where he studied from 1946 to 1949. After completing his doctoral studies in 1950 at Harvard Medical School, he taught and served at the department of biochemistry at the Chicago Medical School.
Career and Discovery
Crane was very passionate about biochemistry and its processes in the 1950s. Crane was essential in demonstrating that glucose entry into cells was the initial glucose metabolism and regulation process. He disproved the idea that glucose transport in the intestine was facilitated by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation or any other covalent methods. The discovery was made public in 1960, and cotransport led directly to the development of oral rehydration therapy.
Awards and Achievements
In 1963, Crane received the Headmaster's Alumni Medal from St. Andrew’s School in Delaware.
Trivia
Crane's finding is also exploited in popular antidepressants like the SSRI Prozac, which work by blocking the brain's Na+/serotonin cotransporters.
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F.A.Q. about Robert K. Crane
When is his birthday?
Robert K. Crane's birthday is on December 20, 1919.
In how many days is his birthday?
Robert's birthday is in 247 days
How old was Robert when he died?
He was 90 years old.
When did he die?
He died in October 31, 2010.
How old would he be today?
Robert K. Crane would be 104 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Robert from?
He was born in Palmyra, New Jersey, U.S..