Research Interest
The Life and Works of Frederick Sanger, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1958, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 1980
Dr. Frederick Sanger was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 for his work in determining the structure of insulin, the first protein molecule sequenced. He became only the third two-time recipient of the Nobel Prize when he shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing techniques for sequencing DNA molecules. Dr. Sanger worked first in the Biochemistry Department at Cambridge University in England. Then he worked at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. I have interviewed Dr. Sanger and many of his colleagues and family members. I continue research to prepare articles for the Bulletin for the History of Chemistry and to write a biography of Frederick Sanger.
Courses Taught
Additional Involvements
Organic Chemistry Editor, Chemical Education Resources, a subsidiary of Brooks/Cole Publishing, Pacific Grove, CA. Brooks/Cole is a division of CENGAGE Learning.
Program Chair, History of Chemistry Division, American Chemical Society
Arkansas IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Steering Committee
School of Natural Sciences | Biology | Chemistry | Math and Computer Sci. | Physics
Send comments and suggestions to: jeffers@obu.edu
Last update: September 2002