JAKUB KAROL PARNAS

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 1/16/1884     Death: 1/29/1949

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Jakub Karol Parnas, also known as Yakov Oskarovich Parnas was a prominent Polish–Soviet biochemist who contributed to the discovery of the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway, together with Otto Fritz Meyerhof and Gustav Embden. He became a Soviet activist after the annexation of Western Ukraine in 1939. He was arrested during the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee affair in 1949 and died in the prison, reportedly of heart attack.

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Jakub Karol Parnas was intellectually unique and groundbreaking for his significant contributions to the field of biochemistry, particularly his role in the discovery of the Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas pathway. This pathway, named after Parnas and his colleagues, revolutionized our understanding of glycolysis and energy metabolism in living organisms. Despite facing political challenges and persecution during his lifetime, Parnas's scientific achievements continue to be recognized as foundational in the field of biochemistry.

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