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.
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| Born | June 21, 1901 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 4, 1995 (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) University College London (PhD) |
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| Fields | Molecular biology |
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Life
editWyman 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]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Anny Wyman, at 84; trailblazing journalist". 2014-07-28. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12.
- ^ "About Jeffries Wyman". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14.
- ^ a b c Obituary, The New York Times (9 November 1995).
- ^ a b c Harvard University:Wyman, Jeffries, 1901-1995. Papers of Jeffries Wyman, 1957-1985 : an inventory Harvard University Archives
- ^ a b c d e "Harvard University:First Jeffries Wyman Fellow Selected". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ a b c (Alberti & Di Cera 2003).
- ^ (Simoni, Hill & Vaughan 2002).
References
edit- Alberti, Robert A.; Di Cera, Enrico (2003), "Jeffries Wyman", Biographical Memoirs, Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 83, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, pp. 362–377, ISBN 0-309-08699-X, ISSN 0077-2933 (ISBN 0-309-52769-4 for the PDF edition).
- NY Times (November 9, 1995), "Jeffries Wyman, Molecular Biologist, 94", The New York Times, retrieved 3 November 2012.
- Simoni, R. D.; Hill, R. L.; Vaughan, M. (2002), "Protein chemistry and the development of allosterism: Jeffries Wyman", The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277 (46): E34, doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)71819-5, PMID 12426446.