Dean DellaPenna
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PhD, 1987, University of California, Davis
Dean DellaPenna | |
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| Education | BSc., Botanical Cellular Biology, 1984, Ohio University PhD, 1987, University of California, Davis |
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| Institutions | Michigan State University University of Nevada, Reno University of Arizona |
Dean DellaPenna is an American plant biochemist. He is a university distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Michigan State University.
DellaPenna was born in Steubenville, Ohio but raised in Wintersville, Ohio. Following high school, DellaPenna worked in a steel mill before attending Ohio University.[1] He subsequently became the first member of his family to enroll at college. After taking Botany 101 as a first year elective, he chose to pursue a career as a plant biochemist.[2] Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984, DellaPenna went on to earn his PhD at the University of California, Davis and was a postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University.[1]
