William Cumming Rose
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| William Cumming Rose | |
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| Born | April 4, 1887 Greenville, South Carolina |
| Died | September 25, 1985 (aged 98) Urbana, Illinois |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | nutritionist |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | essential amino acid threonine |
| Notable awards | National Medal of Science in 1966 |
William Cumming Rose (April 4, 1887 – September 25, 1985) was an American nutritionist whose research in the 1930s discovered the essential amino acid threonine.
He graduated with a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1911. Rose served in several academic posts before accepting a position at the University of Texas Galveston Medical School to organize a department of biochemistry. In 1922, he went to the University of Illinois as professor of physiological chemistry, a title which was changed to professor of biochemistry in 1936. From 1922 to 1955 he transformed his department into a center of excellence for the training of biochemists.[1] He retired from the University of Illinois in 1955.
Awards and honors[edit]
- 1936 - Became a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- 1939 to 1941 - President of the American Society of Biological Chemists
- 1945 to 1946 - President of the American Institute of Nutrition
- 1949 - Osborne and Mendel Award of the American Institute of Nutrition
- 1952 - Honorary Doctor of Sciences Degree from the University of Illinois[2]
- 1952 - Willard Gibbs Medal of the American Chemical Society
- 1957 - Charles F. Spencer Medal of the American Chemical Society
- 1961 - Twentieth Anniversary Award of the Nutrition Foundation
- 1966 - Received National Medal of Science
External links[edit]
- Biographical Memoirs
- Noyes Laboratory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign from American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmarks
- William C. Rose Papers, University of Illinois Archives
References[edit]
- ^ The Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois. "William Cumming Rose (1887 - 1985) / Chemistry at Illinois". scs.uiuc.edu. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
- ^ J. Nutr. Roe 111 (8): 1311
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