Elkan R. Blout | |
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Born | |
Died | December 20, 2006 | (aged 87)
Resting place | Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts |
Awards | National Academy of Sciences (elected 1969); National Medal of Science (1990) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Thesis | Studies on lactones related to the cardiac aglycones (1942) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Elderfield |
Other academic advisors |
Louis Fieser Robert Burns Woodward |
Doctoral students |
John Markley Lila Gierasch Gideon Dreyfuss |
Elkan Rogers Blout (July 2, 1919 – December 20, 2006) [2] was a biochemist at Polaroid Corporation, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Edward S. Harkness Professor of Biological Chemistry, emeritus at Harvard University. [3] [4]
Blout received his BA in chemistry in 1939 from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. in 1942 from Columbia University. [5]
Blout was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1969. [3] In 1990, he was awarded the National Medal of Science “for his pioneering studies of protein conformation and devotion to the scientific enterprise of the Nation.” [6]
Blout died in December 2006, in Boston. [2] [7]
Elkan R. Blout | |
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Born | |
Died | December 20, 2006 | (aged 87)
Resting place | Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts |
Awards | National Academy of Sciences (elected 1969); National Medal of Science (1990) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Thesis | Studies on lactones related to the cardiac aglycones (1942) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Elderfield |
Other academic advisors |
Louis Fieser Robert Burns Woodward |
Doctoral students |
John Markley Lila Gierasch Gideon Dreyfuss |
Elkan Rogers Blout (July 2, 1919 – December 20, 2006) [2] was a biochemist at Polaroid Corporation, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Edward S. Harkness Professor of Biological Chemistry, emeritus at Harvard University. [3] [4]
Blout received his BA in chemistry in 1939 from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. in 1942 from Columbia University. [5]
Blout was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1969. [3] In 1990, he was awarded the National Medal of Science “for his pioneering studies of protein conformation and devotion to the scientific enterprise of the Nation.” [6]
Blout died in December 2006, in Boston. [2] [7]