Saul Roseman
Appearance
Saul Roseman | |
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Born | |
Died | July 2, 2011 | (aged 90)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | City College of New York University of Wisconsin(Ph.D, 1948) |
Known for | Glycobiology Published the first correct structure ofSialic acid |
Spouse | Martha Roseman |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry Organic Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Michigan Johns Hopkins University |
Doctoral advisor | Karl Paul Link |
Other academic advisors | Albert Dorfman |
Notable students | Donald Comb |
Saul Roseman(March 9, 1921 - July 2, 2011) was an American biochemist atJohns Hopkins UniversityinBaltimore,Maryland.Among many discoveries related tocarbohydratebiochemistry,[1][2][3]he discovered thephosphotransferase systeminbacteria.[4]
Awards[edit]
- 1971 Member of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences[5]
- 1972 Member of theNational Academy of Sciences
- 1974Rosenstiel Award(together withH. Ronald Kaback)[6]
- 1981Gairdner Foundation International Award[7]
- 1984Honorary Doctorateof theUniversity of Lund
- 1993Karl Meyer Awardof theSociety for Glycobiology
References[edit]
- ^"Biography of Professor Dr. Saul Roseman".Glycoconjugate Journal.20(1): 7. 2003.doi:10.1023/B:GLYC.0000016750.06379.10.ISSN0282-0080.S2CID43075241.
- ^Simoni, Robert D. (2011-11-08)."Saul Roseman: His many contributions to biochemistry over eight decades".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.108(45): 18219–18220.Bibcode:2011PNAS..10818219S.doi:10.1073/pnas.1116475108.ISSN0027-8424.PMC3215078.PMID22032927.
- ^Schnaar, R. L.; Jourdian, G. W. (2011-11-01)."Obituary: Saul Roseman, 1921-2011".Glycobiology.21(11): 1393–1394.doi:10.1093/glycob/cwr132.ISSN0959-6658.PMID21994330.
- ^Kundig W, Roseman S (1971)Sugar transport. I. Isolation of a phosphotransferase system fromEscherichia coli.J Biol Chem 246:1393–1406.
- ^Book of Members 1780–Present(PDF, 159 kB) derAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences(amacad.org)
- ^Past Rosenstiel Awards,Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center – Brandeis University
- ^Saul Roseman, Ph.D.of theGairdner Foundation(gairdner.org)