Harland G. Wood | |
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Born | Harland Goff Wood September 2, 1907 |
Died | September 12, 1991 | (aged 84)
Education | Macalester College, Iowa State University |
Known for | Fixation of CO2 by animals and bacteria |
Spouse | Mildred Davis [1] |
Children | Two daughters [1] |
Awards | National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award, Rosenstiel Award, National Medal of Science |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, Western Reserve University (later Case Western Reserve University) |
Harland Goff Wood (September 2, 1907 – September 12, 1991) was an American biochemist notable for proving [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] in 1935 that animals, humans and bacteria fixed carbon from carbon dioxide in the metabolic pathway to succinate. [6] [7] [8] (Previously CO2 fixation had been thought to occur only in plants and a few unusual autotrophic bacteria.)
Wood was a recipient of the National Medal of Science. [1] [3] He was on the President's Science Advisory Committee under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon. [1] [3] He was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, [1] [3] a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, [1] and of the Biochemical Society of Japan. [1] He was also first director of the department of biochemistry at the School of Medicine and dean of sciences, Case Western Reserve University. [3]