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Born |
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | June 21, 1901
Died | November 4, 1995 | (aged 94)
Alma mater |
Harvard University (
BA) University College London ( PhD) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular biology |
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Jeffries Wyman (June 21, 1901 – November 4, 1995) was an American molecular biologist and biophysicist notable for his research of proteins, amino acids, and on the physical chemistry of hemoglobin, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] including the classic Monod–Wyman–Changeux model.
Wyman was born in West Newton, Massachusetts, in 1901. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1923 with a degree in philosophy and biology. He then received a Ph.D. from University College London. [6] He was a professor of biology at Harvard University (1928–1951), [4] director of a regional science office in the Middle East for Unesco (1955–1958), [5] and a scientist at the Regina Elena and the Biochemistry Institute of the Sapienza University of Rome (1958–1984) before retiring. He died in Paris, France, in 1995.
Wyman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, [6] the first scientific advisor to the US Embassy in Paris, [5] director of a regional science office in the Middle East for UNESCO, [5] a founder and past secretary general of the European Molecular Biology Organization, [3] professor of biology at Harvard. [4] Harvard University established the Jeffries Wyman Fellowship in his name. [5]
Jeffries Wyman | |
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Born |
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | June 21, 1901
Died | November 4, 1995 | (aged 94)
Alma mater |
Harvard University (
BA) University College London ( PhD) |
Children |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular biology |
Institutions |
Jeffries Wyman (June 21, 1901 – November 4, 1995) was an American molecular biologist and biophysicist notable for his research of proteins, amino acids, and on the physical chemistry of hemoglobin, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] including the classic Monod–Wyman–Changeux model.
Wyman was born in West Newton, Massachusetts, in 1901. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1923 with a degree in philosophy and biology. He then received a Ph.D. from University College London. [6] He was a professor of biology at Harvard University (1928–1951), [4] director of a regional science office in the Middle East for Unesco (1955–1958), [5] and a scientist at the Regina Elena and the Biochemistry Institute of the Sapienza University of Rome (1958–1984) before retiring. He died in Paris, France, in 1995.
Wyman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, [6] the first scientific advisor to the US Embassy in Paris, [5] director of a regional science office in the Middle East for UNESCO, [5] a founder and past secretary general of the European Molecular Biology Organization, [3] professor of biology at Harvard. [4] Harvard University established the Jeffries Wyman Fellowship in his name. [5]