Louis B. Flexner
Louis Barkhouse Flexner was an American biochemist, a researcher into the biochemistry of memory.
Flexner proved, among other things, that the brain synthesized proteins at a much faster rate than had been widely held before him. He also established a link between protein synthesis and the brain's functions of learning and memory.
Flexner was a member of the National [Academy of Sciences], the founding director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, chair of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania, a member of the American [Academy of Arts and Sciences] and a member of the American Philosophical Society.
The National Academies Press called him "a major scientific figure".
Awards and Distinctions
- election to the National Academy of Sciences
- election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- election to the American Philosophical Society
- a member of the American Society of Biological Chemists
- a member of the American Association of Anatomists by the University of Pennsylvania
- UPenn tribute established the Louis B. Flexner Lectureship