J. Ramsey Bronk
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| Born | John Ramsey Bronk December 20, 1929 Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | December 31, 2007 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | United States |
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John Ramsey Bronk (December 20, 1929 – December 31, 2007) was an American biologist, specialising in the study of intestinal transport.[1]
Bronk graduated from Princeton University in 1952,[2] and then undertook a Rhodes Scholarship at Oriel College, Oxford University, conducting research under the supervision of Dr R B Fisher.[2] He obtained his DPhil in biochemistry in June 1955.[2]
Bronk then worked for the National Institutes of Health as a research scientist until 1958. In 1958 he joined the academic staff of the Department of Zoology at Columbia University, spending the 1964–1965 academic year as a Guggenheim Fellow at Oxford, under Dr D S Parsons.[2][3] In 1966 Bronk became the first Professor of Biochemistry at the University of York, becoming Emeritus in 1997.[2] He died on December 31, 2007, in Oxford.[4][5]
References
- ^ Who's who of British Scientists. 1980. ISBN 9780862290016.
- ^ a b c d e Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2000). Intestinal Absorption. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-1-84129-017-1. OL 12568271M. Wikidata Q29581641.
- ^ "J. Ramsey Bronk". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation.
- ^ "Princeton Class of 1952".
- ^ "John Ramsey Bronk" (PDF). Physiology News. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
External links
- J. Ramsey Bronk on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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