Sidney Udenfriend (April 5, 1918 – December 29, 1999) was an American biochemist, pharmacologist, founding director of the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, co-discoverer of a color test to detect an intestinal tumor often linked with diseased heart valves. [1] [2] [3] [4] Udenfriend was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[2] a recipient of the Ames Award,[4] Hillebrand Award,[4] the Arthur S. Flemming award,[4] Gairdner Award,[4] the Van Slyke Award[4] chief of the laboratory in the National Heart Institute,[4] He was also a member the American Chemical Society, the American Society of Biological Chemists, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and American Association for the Advancement of Science.[4]

Life and career

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  1. ^ New York Times:COLOR TEST DETECTS TUMOR OF INTESTINE;September 23, 1955
  2. ^ a b c d e National Academies Press:National Academy of Sciences:Biographical Memoirs:v.83:Sidney Udenfriend
  3. ^ The AMINCO-Bowman SPF:Sidney Udenfriend (1918-2001)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j American Association for Clinical Chemistry ;Sidney Udenfriend, PhD;1969 Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Chemistry
  5. ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths UDENFRIEND, SIDNEY, DR". The New York Times. 2000-01-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-28.