Donald Van Slyke
Donald Dexter Van Slyke (born March 29, 1883 in Pike , New York , † May 4, 1971 ) was an American biochemist . He is considered to be one of the founders of clinical chemistry in the United States .
Life
Van Slyke studied at the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in 1905 and a doctorate in 1907 with Moses Gomberg . He then worked at the Rockefeller Institute with Phoebus Levene and in 1911 for a year in Berlin with Emil Fischer . At that time he was concerned with the composition of proteins from amino acids and discovered the amino acid hydroxylysine . In 1914 he became chief chemist at the Rockefeller Institute Hospital, where he was one of the founders of clinical chemistry. Among other things, he determined gas and electrolyte levels in tissues. With John P. Peters he wrote the then standard work Quantitative Clinical Chemistry . From 1914 to 1925 he was editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry . In 1948 he became deputy director of the biology and medicine department at Brookhaven National Laboratory and conducted research in Brookhaven until his death in 1971.
Prices and memberships
- 1921: Member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1922: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1932: Member of the Leopoldina
- 1938: Member of the American Philosophical Society
- 1939: Willard Gibbs Award
- 1939: Jade Order , Republic of China
- 1940: Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1942: Kober Medal , Association of American Physicians
- 1953: Fisher Award in Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society
- 1954: John Phillips Memorial Award, American College of Physicians
- 1957: First Van Slyke Award in Clinical Chemistry, American Association of Clinical Chemists
- 1962: First Scientific Achievement Award , American Medical Association
- 1964: Ames Award, American Association of Clinical Chemistry, 1964
- 1965: National Medal of Science
- 1965: Elliott Cresson Medal
- 1967: Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science , New York Academy of Medicine
He received nine honorary doctorates (including Oslo, Amsterdam, Ulm, Yale, London, Chicago) and a member of the National Academy of Sciences .
Fonts
- with John P. Peters: Quantitative Clinical Chemistry. 2 volumes, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore 1931, 2nd edition 1946.
- with John Plazin: Micromanometric Analyzes. Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore 1961.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Donald Van Slyke's membership entry at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on June 11, 2016.
- ^ Member History: Donald D. Van Slyke. American Philosophical Society, accessed November 10, 2018 .
- ^ Members of the American Academy. Listed by election year, 1900-1949 ( PDF ). Retrieved September 24, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Slyke, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Slyke, Donald Dexter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pike , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th May 1971 |