Robert J. Suhadolnik

Robert J. Suhadolnik (1925[1] −January 26, 2016 in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)[2] was an American biochemist known for his work with HIV, chronic fatigue syndrome, and antibiotics.

[1] Suhadolnik served as Director of the Department of Bio-organic Chemistry at Albert Einstein Medical Center from 1960[2] or 1961[1] to 1974, where he led research into cancer,[2] and wrote two reference books on the biosynthesis of antibiotics.

[2] Suhadolnik played a crucial role in the scientific career of Katalin Karikó—awardee of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine—on two separate occasions.

He then reported her to immigration authorities, claiming that she was "illegally" in the United States; in the time it took her to successfully challenge the resulting extradition order, Johns Hopkins withdrew their offer.

[6] Karikó subsequently confirmed that the incident had happened as Zuckerman described, but emphasized that "more importantly I was always grateful to [Suhadolnik for] sending me the IAP66 form in 1985, for the opportunity he gave me to work in his lab", noting that "when I gave a lecture [at Temple, a] couple of years later, I thanked him for the science I learned from him.