Paul D. Boyer
| Paul D. Boyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Delos Boyer July 31, 1918 Provo Utah |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology |
| Institutions |
Dept. of Chemistry, Stanford University, Research Associate 1943-45. Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. Of Minnesota, St. Paul, Assistant Professor, 1945-46. Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Hill Professor, 1956-63. Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Professor, 1963-90. Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Director, 1965-83. University of California Program for Research and Training in Biotechnology, Director, 1985-89. UCLA, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Professor Emeritus, 1990-present. |
| Alma mater |
Brigham Young University, B.S. 1939 University of Wisconsin–Madison, M.S. 1941, Ph.D. 1943 |
| Known for | Research on adenosine triphosphate; Editor of the 18-volume treatise ''The Enzymes," 1971-90. |
Dept. of Chemistry, Stanford University, Research Associate 1943-45. Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. Of Minnesota, St. Paul, Assistant Professor, 1945-46. Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Hill Professor, 1956-63. Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Professor, 1963-90. Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Director, 1965-83. University of California Program for Research and Training in Biotechnology, Director, 1985-89.
Paul Delos Boyer (born July 31, 1918) is an American biochemist, analytical chemist, and a professor of chemistry at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) . He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research on the "enzymatic mechanism underlying the biosynthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)" (ATP synthase) with John E. Walker, making Boyer the only Utah-born Nobel laureate; the remainder of the Prize in that year was awarded to Danish chemist Jens Christian Skou for his discovery of the Na+/K+-ATPase. He is the oldest living Nobel laureate at age 98.
Boyer was born in Provo, Utah. He grew up in a nonpracticing Mormon family. He attended Provo High School, where he was active in student government and the debating team. He received a B.S. in chemistry from Brigham Young University in 1939 and obtained a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Scholarship for graduate studies. Five days before leaving for Wisconsin, Paul married Lyda Whicker. They remain married and have three children: Gail B. Hayes, Alexandra Boyer and Dr. Douglas Boyer; and eight grandchildren: Imran Clark, Mashuri Clark, Rashid Clark, Djahari Clark, Faisal Clark, Lisa A. Hayes, Leah Boyer and Josh Boyer.
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