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Robert Bruce Merrifield

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Robert Bruce Merrifield

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Also known as Robert B Merrifield

American biochemist

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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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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1949-09-23
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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

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Given name
Bruce
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fort Worth
Place of death
Cresskill
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
biochemistry
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R. B. Merrifield.jpg
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date of birth
1921-07-15
date of death
2006-05-14
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name in native language
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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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