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Juan S. Bonifacino

Juan S. Bonifacino is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Juan S. Bonifacino rather than just read about it. In short: Juan S. Bonifacino is an Argentinian-American cell biologist and biochemist.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Juan S. Bonifacino from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Juan S. Bonifacino is an Argentinian-American cell biologist and biochemist. He is an NIH Distinguished Investigator and chief of the Section on Intracellular Protein Trafficking at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is a fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Career Bonifacino was a predoctoral fellow of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina from 1978 to 1982. He joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1982 as a postdoctoral fellow at NICHD, where he worked with Maria Dufau. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research with Richard Klausner at the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases and NICHD. At NICHD, Bonifacino was a visiting associate in the Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch from 1986 to 1991. From 1991 to 1997, he was a visiting scientist and chief of the Unit on Intracellular Protein Trafficking. In 1997, he became senior investigator and chief of the Section on Intracellular Protein Trafficking. He was chief of the Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch from 1997 to 2007 and headed the Cell Biology and Metabolism Program from 2007 to 2015. From 2015 to 2023, he was associate scientific director of NICHD's Neurosciences and Cellular and Structural Biology Division.

Honors and awards 2009 – Sackler Lecturer, The Sackler Institute of Advanced Studies, Tel Aviv University 2015 – IAS Distinguished Lecture, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2015 – Raíces Award for International Cooperation in Science, Ministry of Science of Argentina 2018 – Elected fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology 2018 – John Hughlings Jackson Lecture, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University 2019 – NIH Director’s Award 2019 – Peter Maloney Lecture, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2022 – Keith Porter Lecture Award, American Society for Cell Biology 2023 – Oscar Orías Lecture 2024 – Named Distinguished Visitor to the National University of Córdoba, Argentina 2025 – Andrew Somlyo Honorary Lecture, Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 2025 – Van Deenen Medal Award, Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University 2025 – Joseph C. Calandra Lecture, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 2025 – Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2026 – Elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Juan S. Bonifacino

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Juan S. Bonifacino claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Juan S. Bonifacino before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Juan S. Bonifacino ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Juan S. Bonifacino

In research: Juan S. Bonifacino appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Juan S. Bonifacino in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Juan S. Bonifacino is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American biochemists, American cell biologists, Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Juan S. Bonifacino outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Juan S. Bonifacino in simple terms?

Juan S. Bonifacino is an Argentinian-American cell biologist and biochemist.

Why does Juan S. Bonifacino matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Juan S. Bonifacino?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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