What is Richard Lerner?
'''Richard Alan Lerner''' (August 26, 1938 – December 2, 2021) was an American research [[chemist]]. He was best known for his work on catalytic [[antibodies]]. He was President of [[The Scripps Research Institute]] (TSRI) until 2012. He was a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, in [[La Jolla, California]]. He was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He won a [[Wolf Prize]] in 1994. Lerner died on December 2, 2021 in [[San Diego, California]] at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Scripps Research mourns passing of pioneering scientist Richard Lerner|url=https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2021/20211204-scripps-research-mourns-passing-of-richard-lerner.html|access-date=2021-12-07|work=Scripps Research|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Robbins|first=Gary|date=2021-12-07|title=Richard Lerner, who led Scripps Research to greatness, dies at 83|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/science/story/2021-12-06/richard-lerner-scripps-humira-dies|access-date=2021-12-07|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lerner, Richard}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Wolf Prize winners]] [[Category:American chemists]] [[Category:Scientists from San Diego, California]] [[Category:Scientists from Chicago]] [[Category:Academics from California]] {{US-bio-stub}}