Richard Wolfenden

Richard Vance Wolfenden (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]

For the English physician and oceanographer, see Richard Norris Wolfenden.
Richard Wolfenden
Born (1935-05-17) May 17, 1935
Oxford, England[1]
NationalityUnited States
Alma materPrinceton University (A.B.), Oxford University, Rockefeller University (Ph.D.)
Known forEnzyme kinetics
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry

Education

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]

Career

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]

References
  1. Who's who in the South and Southwest. October 1984. ISBN 9780837908199.
  2. "Richard Wolfenden Faculty Page". Department of Chemistry/UNC Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  3. "Richard Wolfenden, Biochemistry and Biophysics". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  4. Taylor, Edith (May 1, 2002). "National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members and Associates". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  5. Lynch, Brendan (2 September 2009). "Celebrated researcher Richard Wolfenden to explain how enzymes make life thrive". The University of Kansas. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  6. "Enzyme importance reinforced". Scientist Live, Setform Limited. 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  7. Wolfenden, Richard Vance (1956). "Metabolism of Cobalt and Vitamin B12 in Rats". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Celebrated researcher Richard Wolfenden to explain how enzymes make life thrive - KU News". archive.news.ku.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  9. "Richard Vance Wolfenden". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2020-06-19.


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