Donald Voet
American biochemist (1938–2023)
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Donald Herman Voet (/ˈvoʊt/ VOHT; November 29, 1938 – April 11, 2023) was an American biochemist who was emeritus associate professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. His laboratory used x-ray crystallography to understand structure-function relationships in proteins.[1] He and his wife, Judith G. Voet, are authors of biochemistry text books that are widely used in undergraduate and graduate curricula.[2][3][4][5]
Donald Voet | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1938 |
| Died | April 11, 2023 (aged 84) |
| Education | California Institute of Technology Harvard University |
| Known for | X-ray crystallography, author (with J. G. Voet) of Biochemistry and other textbooks. |
| Spouse | Judith G. Voet |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | Some borane derivative structures (1967) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Lipscomb |
| Other academic advisors | Alexander Rich |
Early life and education
Voet was born on November 29, 1938.[6] He earned his B.S. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1960 and his Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University with William N. Lipscomb, Jr. in 1967.[5][7][8]
Career
Voet completed his postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969 in the laboratory of Alexander Rich. He later became a professor in the chemistry department at the University of Pennsylvania. Voet and his wife were coeditors-in-chief of the journal Biochemical and Molecular Biology Education.[1][5]
Death
Voet died on April 11, 2023, at the age of 84.[9]
Notable publications
- Voet, D; Voet, J.G.; and Pratt, C.W., Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Life at the molecular level (4th ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2013)
- Voet, D. and Voet, J, G., Biochemistry (4th ed.), John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, NJ (2011)
- Voet, D; Voet, J.G.; and Pratt, C.W., Fundamentals of Biochemistry (3rd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2008)
- Uzman, A.; Eichberg, J.; Widger, W.; Cornely, K.; Voet, D.; Voet,J.G.; and Pratt, C.W.; Student Companion to Accompany Fundamentals of Biochemistry (2nd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2006)
- Voet, D; Voet, J.G.; and Pratt, C.W.; Fundamentals of Biochemistry (2nd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2006)
- Voet, D. and Voet, J. G., Solutions Manual to Accompany Biochemistry (3rd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2004)
- Voet, D. and Voet, J. G., Biochemistry (3rd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2004)[1][3]
