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Peter Walter(1954)
Life SciencesPeter Walter is a German-American molecular biologist and biochemist. He is currently the Director of the Bay Area Institute of Science at Altos Labs and an emeritus professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator until 2022.
3
Major Awards
584
Publications
65,723
Citations
118
h-index
318
i10-index
112.5
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Understanding How Low Calorie Sweeteners Pass from Mother to Infants Through Breastmilk – Insights from Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling
Understanding How Low Calorie Sweeteners Pass from Mother to Infants Through Breastmilk – Insights from Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling(2026)
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citations
#2
New insights into total and resting energy expenditure using state-of-the-art methods in cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition(2025)
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citations
#3
Elevated UDP-glucuronic acid levels mend drug resistance and stress responses via a protease and a transporter in Cryptococcus gattii
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2025)
1
citations
#4
Vitamin E treatment in NAFLD patients demonstrates that oxidative stress drives steatosis through upregulation of de-novo lipogenesis
Redox Biology(2020)
85
citations
#5
Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake.
Cell Metabolism(2019)
90
citations
#6
12
citations
#7
Metreleptin-mediated improvements in insulin sensitivity are independent of food intake in humans with lipodystrophy
Journal of Clinical Investigation(2018)
82
citations
#8
34
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksUnderstanding How Low Calorie Sweeteners Pass from Mother to Infants Through Breastmilk – Insights from Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling
Understanding How Low Calorie Sweeteners Pass from Mother to Infants Through Breastmilk – Insights from Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling2026
0citations
New insights into total and resting energy expenditure using state-of-the-art methods in cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition2025
0citations
Elevated UDP-glucuronic acid levels mend drug resistance and stress responses via a protease and a transporter in Cryptococcus gattii
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025
1citations
Open AccessVitamin E treatment in NAFLD patients demonstrates that oxidative stress drives steatosis through upregulation of de-novo lipogenesis
Redox Biology2020
85citations
Open AccessUltra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake.
Cell Metabolism2019
90citations
Open AccessMetreleptin-mediated improvements in insulin sensitivity are independent of food intake in humans with lipodystrophy
Journal of Clinical Investigation2018
82citations
Open Access34citations
Open AccessCareer History
Distinguished Professor
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, US
Education
Rockefeller University
Ph.D.
Cell Biology
1981
Vanderbilt University
M.Sc.
Organic Chemistry
1977
Freie Universität Berlin
Vordiplom
Chemistry
1976
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Freie Universität Berlin
The Rockefeller University
Doctoral Advisor
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
The integrated stress response: From mechanism to disease
Science20201,442 citations
An ultrapotent synthetic nanobody neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 by stabilizing inactive Spike
Science2020391 citations
Inhibition of the integrated stress response reverses cognitive deficits after traumatic brain injury
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2017242 citations
Small molecule ISRIB suppresses the integrated stress response within a defined window of activation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2019234 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
FH
Franz-Ulrich Hartl
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
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Arthur Horwich
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
DL
David Liu
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
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