David Ballou
American biochemist
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David P. Ballou is a professor emeritus of biological chemistry at the University of Michigan Medical School in the United States.[1] He is best known for his development of rapid-reaction techniques,[2] including stopped flow and rapid freeze-quench EPR methods,[3] as tools to study the mechanisms of enzymes containing flavin,[4] iron,[5] cobalamin, or pyridoxal phosphate cofactors. Many of these studies were performed in collaboration with other scientists, most often with colleagues at Michigan.[6]
David P. Ballou | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship |  American |
| Alma mater | Antioch College University of Michigan |
| Known for | Presteady-state enzyme kinetics methods |
| Spouse | Jean Ballou[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Thesis | (1971) |
| Doctoral advisor | Graham Palmer |
| Other academic advisors | Vince Massey Minor J. Coon |
Biography
David Ballou grew up in Connecticut.[2] He received a B.S. in chemistry from Antioch College in 1965. In 1971, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan under the supervision of Graham Palmer. From 1971-1972, he was a postdoctoral fellow with Vincent Massey and Minor J. Coon at the University of Michigan. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan Medical School since 1972. In 2007, Ballou became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of his discovery of enzyme intermediates that are involved in biological oxidation reactions.[7] His most cited paper, l, "Oxidative Protein Folding Is Driven by the Electron Transport System",[8] has been cited 311 times according to Google Scholar, and he has contributed to 25 papers having more than 0100 citations each.[9]
Books
- Fundamental Laboratory Approaches for Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2nd Ed) (2009) by Alexander J. Ninfa, David P. Ballou, and Marilee Benore. Published by Wiley (ISBN 978-0470087664).