| Vern L. Schramm | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Alma mater | South Dakota State University |
| Known for | Enzyme kinetics |
| Notable awards | Rudi Lemberg Award, Repligen Award |
Vern L. Schramm is a Professor & Ruth Merns Chair in Biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.[1][2] Schramm was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2007.[3][4] His laboratory's research focuses on the elucidation of enzymatic mechanisms and transition state structure.[4]
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Schramm earned his bachelors degree degree from South Dakota State College, now South Dakota State University. He earned his Masters degree in nutrition from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in the mechanism of enzyme action from the Australian National University.[4]
Schramm secured a postdoctoral position at the NASA Ames Research Center after graduation. Later he joined the Temple University School of Medicine as a faculty member. In 1987 he joined the faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine as professor and chair of the biochemistry department.[4]