What is Edmond H. Fischer?
{{Infobox scientist |name = Edmond H. Fischer |image = Edmond Fischer Nobel Laureate 1992.jpg |image_size =150px |caption = Edmond H. Fischer |birth_date = {{birth date|1920|04|06}} |birth_place = [[Shanghai]], [[China]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2021|8|27|1920|4|6}} |death_place = [[Seattle, Washington]], [[United States|U.S.]] |residence = |citizenship = |nationality = |ethnicity = |field = |work_institutions = |alma_mater = |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = [[Edwin G. Krebs]] |known_for = [[Phosphorylation]] |author_abbrev_bot = |author_abbrev_zoo = |influences = |influenced = |prizes = [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] in 1992 |religion = |footnotes = |signature = }} {{nobelprize|Physiology or Medicine}} '''Edmond Henri Fischer''' (April 6, 1920 &ndash; August 27, 2021) was a [[Swiss]]-born [[Americans|American]] biochemist. He and his partner [[Edwin G. Krebs]] were awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] in 1992 for their works on [[phosphorylation]] works as a switch to activate [[protein]]s and regulate various cellular processes.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1992 Press Release|publisher=[[Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet]]|url=http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1992/press.html|accessdate=August 21, 2013}}</ref> From 2007 until 2014, he was the Honorary President of the [[World Cultural Council]].<ref>{{cite web|title=World Cultural Council 24th Award Ceremony, Closing Remarks|url=http://www.consejoculturalmundial.org/memories-ceremony2007-ClosingCarlosAlmadaLopez.php|language=Spanish|last=Almada López|first=Carlos|accessdate=August 21, 2013|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225231035/http://www.consejoculturalmundial.org/memories-ceremony2007-ClosingCarlosAlmadaLopez.php|url-sta