Rodney Robert Porter was an English biochemist born on October 8, 1917, in Lancashire. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1972 jointly with Gerald Edelman for their work on the precise chemical structure of antibodies. Porter obtained his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Liverpool in 1939 and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1948. He worked at the National Institute for Medical Research and later became a professor at St Mary's Hospital Medical School and then held the Whitley Chair of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford. He died in a road accident in 1985.
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Place of Birth: Newton-le-Willows
Place of Death: Winchester
Cause of Death: traffic collision
Educated At: Imperial College School of Medicine | University of Liverpool | University of Cambridge
Occupation: biochemist | physiologist | university teacher | chemist | physician
Children: 5
Employers: National Institute for Medical Research | Imperial College London | University of London | University of Oxford
Awards Received: Novartis Medal and Prize | honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Fellow of the Royal Society | Royal medal | Croonian Medal and Lecture | Canada Gairdner International Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | Copley Medal
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 8, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for October 8, 2024 |
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| Sun | 14 Libra 37 | 15 Libra 42 | 2 Aquarius 41 |
| Moon | 21 Cancer 8 | 18 Sagittarius 38 | 20 Gemini 44 |
| Mercury | 27 Virgo 34 | 21 Libra 19 | 8 Capricorn 10 |
| Venus | 25 Scorpio 56 | 18 Scorpio 43 | 28 Aquarius 18 |
| Mars | 15 Leo 48 | 18 Cancer 40 | 2 Libra 17 |
| Jupiter | 11 Gemini 9 | 21 Gemini 20 | 1 Gemini 14 |
| Saturn | 13 Leo 7 | 13 Pisces 48 | 12 Leo 35 |
| Uranus | 19 Aquarius 56 | 26 Taurus 44 | 22 Aquarius 28 |
| Neptune | 6 Leo 49 | 28 Pisces 2 | 5 Leo 48 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 31 | 29 Capricorn 38 | 3 Cancer 56 |
| Rahu | 5 Capricorn 30 | 5 Aries 58 | 29 Sagittarius 50 |
| Ketu | 5 Cancer 30 | 5 Libra 58 | 29 Gemini 50 |
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