Kendrew (Sir David)

Sir John Kendrew was a British biochemist renowned for his pioneering work in determining the three-dimensional structure of globular proteins using X-ray crystallography. His most famous achievement was elucidating the structure of myoglobin, a protein that stores oxygen in muscle cells, in the 1950s. This breakthrough provided profound insights into how proteins function at a molecular level. Kendrew's work earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1962, and he significantly advanced the field of structural biology by revealing the intricate architecture of vital biological molecules.