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Robert Bruce Merrifield was an American biochemist who made important contributions to his field. His work mattered because it advanced scientific understanding and techniques in biochemistry.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1921-07-15 ) July 15, 1921, Fort Worth , Texas
- Died
- May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14) (aged 84), Cresskill, New Jersey
- Alma mater
- UCLA (Ph.D., 1949)
- Known for
- solid phase peptide synthesis
- Awards
- Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1969) , Gairdner Foundation International Award (1970) , Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1984) , Golden Plate Award of Academy of Achievement (1985) , Glenn T. Seaborg Medal (1993) , Chemical Pioneer Award (1993)
- Fields
- Biochemistry
- Institutions
- UCLA , Rockefeller University
- Thesis
- Microbiological Studies in Pyrimidines (1949)
- Doctoral advisor
- Max S. Dunn
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry1984
“for his development of methodology for chemical synthesis on a solid matrix”
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bruce
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth
- Place of death
- Cresskill
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Pasadena City College
- Employer
- The Rockefeller University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Image
- R. B. Merrifield.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1921-07-15
- date of death
- 2006-05-14
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- Erdős number
- 6
- name in native language
- Robert Bruce Merrifield
- Commons category
- Robert Bruce Merrifield
- interested in
- chemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Bruce Merrifield (July 15, 1921 – May 14, 2006) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid phase peptide synthesis.
Early life
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