Julius Rebek Jr.

Julius Rebek Jr. currently serves as the Director of the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at The Scripps Research Institute (since 1996). Formerly, he held academic roles at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1989-1996), University of Pittsburgh (1976-1989), and UCLA (1970-1976).

His research specializes in molecular self-assembly and synthetic protein surface mimetics, focusing on how molecules organize themselves and replicate protein structures/functions for applications in drug design and materials science.

His scientific awards include:

• European Academy of Science (Academia Europaea) Member (2005)
• Medal of the National Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts; Modena, Italy (2005)
• Medal of the Academy of Sciences; Prague, Czech Republic (2005)
• Ronald Breslow Award (2004) and James Flack Norris Award (1997) from the American Chemical Society
• Chemical Pioneer Award (2002) and MERIT Award (1996)
• Election to the National Academy of Science (1994) and American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)
• Multiple fellowships including Guggenheim (1986), Alexander von Humboldt (1981), A.P. Sloan (1976-1978), and National Science Foundation (1967-1970)