John M. Olson | |
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Born | John Melvin Olson September 18, 1929 |
Died | July 2, 2017
Easthampton,
Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 87)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Wesleyan University University of Pennsylvania |
Known for | FMO complex |
Spouse(s) | Caroline Claypool (m. 1953; 3 children) (d. 2008) Betty Schaffer (
m. 2011) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry · Biology |
Institutions |
Brookhaven National Laboratory Odense University |
Doctoral advisor | Martin Kamen |
Other academic advisors |
Britton Chance Lucile Smith |
John M. Olson (September 18, 1929 – July 2, 2017) was an American biophysicist and pioneer researcher in photosynthesis, especially light harvesting complex of green sulfur bacteria. [1]
In 1962 Olson was the first to discover and characterize pigment-protein complex of green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobiota), which was later named after him as Fenna–Matthews–Olson complex. [1] [2] In 1980s he intensively studied bacteriochlorophyll self-assembly in chlorosomes of green sulfur and green non-sulfur bacteria. [1] [3]
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John M. Olson | |
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Born | John Melvin Olson September 18, 1929 |
Died | July 2, 2017
Easthampton,
Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 87)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Wesleyan University University of Pennsylvania |
Known for | FMO complex |
Spouse(s) | Caroline Claypool (m. 1953; 3 children) (d. 2008) Betty Schaffer (
m. 2011) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry · Biology |
Institutions |
Brookhaven National Laboratory Odense University |
Doctoral advisor | Martin Kamen |
Other academic advisors |
Britton Chance Lucile Smith |
John M. Olson (September 18, 1929 – July 2, 2017) was an American biophysicist and pioneer researcher in photosynthesis, especially light harvesting complex of green sulfur bacteria. [1]
In 1962 Olson was the first to discover and characterize pigment-protein complex of green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobiota), which was later named after him as Fenna–Matthews–Olson complex. [1] [2] In 1980s he intensively studied bacteriochlorophyll self-assembly in chlorosomes of green sulfur and green non-sulfur bacteria. [1] [3]
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