Sidney Udenfriend
Appearance
Sidney Udenfriend(April 5, 1918 – December 29, 1999) was an Americanbiochemist,pharmacologist,founding director of theRoche Institute of Molecular Biology,co-discoverer of a color test to detect an intestinal tumor often linked withdiseased heart valves. [1] [2] [3] [4] Udenfriend was also a member of theNational 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 theNational Heart Institute,[4] He was also a member theAmerican Chemical Society,the American Society of Biological Chemists,American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics,andAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science.[4]
Life and career[edit]
- April 5, 1918: bornBrooklyn, New York
- 1939: graduated fromCity College of New York[2]
- 1942: M.S.,New York University[2]
- 1948: Ph.D.,New York University[2]
- 1967: the Van Slyke Award
- 1967:Gairdner Foundation International Award[4]
- 1969: The Ames Award[4]
- December 29, 1999: died[5]
References[edit]
- ^New York Times:COLOR TEST DETECTS TUMOR OF INTESTINE;September 23, 1955
- ^abcdeNational Academies Press:National Academy of Sciences:Biographical Memoirs:v.83:Sidney Udenfriend
- ^The AMINCO-Bowman SPF:Sidney Udenfriend (1918-2001)
- ^abcdefghijAmerican Association for Clinical Chemistry;Sidney Udenfriend, PhD;1969 Outstanding Contributions to Clinical Chemistry
- ^"Paid Notice: Deaths UDENFRIEND, SIDNEY, DR".The New York Times.2000-01-21.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2019-12-28.