Peter Agre (PhD, Nobel)

Dr. Peter Agre, an American physician and molecular biologist, was co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his biological discoveries involving channels in cell membranes. He received his MD in 1974 from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and remained there until 2005. Throughout his distinguished career, Agre was elected to a number of prestigious societies including the following: The National Academy of Sciences (2000), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2003), American Philosophical Society (2004), National Academy of Medicine (2005) and the American Society of Microbiology (2001). Dr. Agre is Christian and is quoted as saying: "It has always struck me that the Lutheran Colleges may represent the best example of how we can do God's work by living the passage from I Corinthians: "And now these three remain: Faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." For in what manner can we better show love than through service to humanity."