Donald Voet
Born(1938-11-29)November 29, 1938
DiedApril 11, 2023(2023-04-11) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Known forX-ray crystallography, textbook author
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
ThesisSome borane derivative structures (1967)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Lipscomb

Donald Herman Voet (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]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "U. Penn, Dept. of Chemistry: Faculty Donald Voet". University of Pennsylvania. 2013. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  2. ↑ Buehler, Lukas K. (January 2, 2000). "Reviews of books by Donald Voet, Judith Voet". Lukas K. Buehler. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. 1 2 Wood, E.J. (1 October 1999). "Book review: Biochemistry in a nutshell - Fundamentals of Biochemistry by Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet and Charlotte W. Pratt". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 24 (10): 409–410. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01447-4.
  4. ↑ Sodja, Ann (1996). "Book Review - Biochemistry". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 37 (3–4): 233–235. doi:10.1016/0964-8305(96)88252-7.
  5. 1 2 3 "Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (BAMBED), a Journal for University, College, and High School Educators by Judith G. Voet1 and Donald H. Voet2, BAMBED Co-Editors-in-Chief" (PDF). Protein Databank Newsletter. RCSB PDB (38): 5. Summer 2008.
  6. ↑ Milner, Dorothy L; Committee On Chemists With Disabilities, American Chemical Society (2001). Teaching chemistry to students with disabilities: A manual for high schools, colleges, and graduate programs. ISBN 978-0-8412-3817-6.
  7. ↑ Voet, D. and Lipscomb, W. N., "Molecular Structure of Carboranes. A 1,2-Dicarbaclovododecaborane Derivative, B10H10(CCH2Br)2," Inorg. Chem. 3, 1679 (1964).
  8. ↑ Voet, D. and Lipscomb, W. N., "Molecular and Crystal Structure of B7C2H11(CH3)2," Inorg. Chem. 6, 113-119 (1967).
  9. ↑ "Donald Herman Voet (1938 – 2023)". Chemistry Views. Retrieved 19 April 2023.


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