Eugene P. Kennedy
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| Born | September 4, 1919 |
| Died | September 22, 2011 (aged 92) |
| Education | DePaul University, University of Chicago |
| Known for | Work on the biosynthesis of phospholipids |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Workplaces | Harvard Medical School, University of Chicago |
Eugene Patrick Kennedy (1919–2011)[1] was an American biochemist known for his work on lipid metabolism and membrane function.[2] He attended DePaul University and then became a PhD student at the University of Chicago. From 1959 to 1993 he worked at Harvard Medical School.[3][4] He was born to Irish immigrant parents and attended Catholic schools in Chicago, Illinois.[5]
He was nominated for the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[6]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 1958 Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry
- 1961 elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences[7]
- 1964 elected to the National Academy of Sciences[8]
- 1976 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1986 Passano Award
- 1986 Heinrich Wieland Prize[9]
- 1992 William C. Rose Award[10]
- 1993 elected to the American Philosophical Society[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "ASBMB.org obituary". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ↑ Giorgio Semenza; Anthony J. Turner (2005). A History of Biochemistry: Selected Topics in the History of Biochemistry - Personal Recollections IX. Gulf Professional Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-444-51866-8.
- ↑ PNAS obituary
- ↑ The Journal of Biological Chemistry
- ↑ Wickner, William T. (2011-11-29). "Eugene Patrick Kennedy, 1919–2011". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (48): 19122–19123. Bibcode:2011PNAS..10819122W. doi:10.1073/pnas.1117398108. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 3228477. PMID 22100738.
- ↑ Mehlin, Hans (2020-04-01). "Nomination%20archive%20-%20%20%20". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ↑ "Eugene Patrick Kennedy". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ "Eugene P. Kennedy". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ↑ Heinrich Wieland Prize site
- ↑ "William C. Rose Award". ASBMB.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
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