Finn Wold
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Finn Wold | |
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| Born | February 3, 1928 Stavanger, Norway |
| Died | April 14, 1997 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Rhodopsin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Illinois, Urbana University of Minnesota University of Texas Medical School |
| Doctoral advisor | Clinton Ballou |
| Doctoral students | Paul Hargrave |
Finn Wold (February 3, 1928 – April 14, 1997) was a Norwegian-American biochemist known for the elucidation of structure-function relationships of proteins. Wold was a pioneer in the use of reagents to measure and decipher the structures of proteins. He reported one of the first examples of a transition state analogue, and was at the forefront of the design and use of affinity labels.[1]
Wold received a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Oslo in 1950, then received a Fulbright Fellowship for graduate studies at Oklahoma State University, where he earned an M.S. in chemistry in 1953. He went on to receive a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1956, studying under Clinton E. Ballou.[2]
