Richard Wolfenden | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University (A.B.), Oxford University, Rockefeller University (Ph.D.) |
Known for | Enzyme kinetics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Richard Vance Wolfenden NAS AAA&S (born May 17, 1935) is an Alumni Distinguished Professor of chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [2] [3] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2002. [4] [5] His research involves the kinetics of enzymatic reactions, [2] and his laboratory has made significant contributions to the understanding of catalytic rate enhancements. [6]
Wolfenden earned his A.B. in chemistry from Princeton University in 1956, after completing a senior thesis titled " Metabolism of Cobalt and Vitamin B12 in Rats." [7] He then received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in animal physiology from Exeter College, University of Oxford. [8] He earned his Ph.D. from the Rockefeller University in 1964 (then known as the Rockefeller Institute). [2]
Wolfenden initially taught at Princeton University, but in 1970 he joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina as associate professor of biochemistry. He became full professor in 1973. [5] Wolfenden was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002. [9]
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