Nathan O. Kaplan
Nathan O. Kaplan | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1917 |
| Died | April 15, 1986(aged 68) San Diego,California |
| Education | UCLA |
| Known for | Founding editor ofMethods in Enzymology |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Illinois College of Medicine,Johns Hopkins University,Brandeis University,University of California, San Diego |
| Notable students | Craig Venter |
Nathan Oram Kaplan(June 25, 1917 – April 15, 1986) was an Americanbiochemistwho studiedenzymologyandchemotherapy.
Biography
[edit]After completing a B.A. in chemistry atUCLAin 1939, Kaplan studiedcarbohydrate metabolismin theliverunder David M. Greenberg at theUniversity of California, Berkeleymedical school. He earned his Ph.D. in 1943. From 1942 to 1944, Kaplan participated in theManhattan Project,and then spent a year as an instructor atWayne State University.From 1945 to 1949, Kaplan worked withFritz Lipmann,G. David Novelli, andBeverly Guirardto studycoenzyme A.[1]Kaplan went to theUniversity of Illinois College of Medicineas an assistant professor in 1949, and from 1950 to 1957 he worked at theMcCollum-Pratt InstituteofJohns Hopkins University.In 1957, he was recruited to head a new graduate program in biochemistry atBrandeis University.In 1968, Kaplan moved to theUniversity of California, San Diego,where he studied the role oflactate dehydrogenaseincancer.He also founded a colony ofnude mice,a strain oflaboratory miceuseful in the study of cancer and other diseases.[2]In 1981, Kaplan became a founding member of theWorld Cultural Council.[3]
Kaplan was, withSidney Colowick,a founding editor of the scientific book seriesMethods in Enzymology.[2]One of his students at the University of California wasgenomicresearcherCraig Venter.[4][5]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^McElroy, W.D. (1994-02-01).Biographical Memoirs: Volume 63.National Academy of Sciences: National Academies Press.ISBN978-0-309-04976-4.
- ^abBiography,Nathan O. Kaplan Papers finding aid, Online Archive of California. The Regents of the University of California, 2005. Accessed 6 March 2009.
- ^"About Us".World Cultural Council.RetrievedNovember 8,2016.
- ^"Craig Venter Takes Aim at the Big Questions"Archived2009-10-18 at theWayback MachineScienceWatch,September/October 1997. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ^Venter, J. Craig (October 18, 2007). A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life. New York, New York: Viking Adult.ISBN0-670-06358-4.OCLC 165048736
External links
[edit]- Nathan O. Kaplan PapersMSS 99.Special Collections & Archives,UC San Diego Library.
- Nathan O. Kaplan, PhD: 1976 Outstanding Contributions in a Selected Area of Research- an account of Kaplan's work for which he was recognized in 1976 by theAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
- 1917 births
- 1986 deaths
- 20th-century American biochemists
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- Wayne State University faculty
- Massachusetts General Hospital people
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty
- Johns Hopkins University faculty
- University of California, San Diego faculty
- Brandeis University faculty
- Founding members of the World Cultural Council