Stephen J. Lippard
American chemist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1940 · age 86
Stephen James Lippard is the Arthur Amos Noyes Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is considered one of the founders of bioinorganic chemistry, studying the interactions of nonliving substances such as metals with biological systems.
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He is also considered a founder of metalloneurochemistry, the study of metal ions and their effects in the brain and nervous system. He has done pioneering work in understanding protein structure and synthesis, the enzymatic functions of methane monooxygenase (MMO), and the mechanisms of cisplatin anticancer drugs. His work has applications for the treatment of cancer, for bioremediation of the environment, and for the development of synthetic methanol-based fuels.
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Henry TaubeBoth received American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry
Paul AlivisatosBoth received Linus Pauling AwardPeter G. SchultzBoth received Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry
Chi-Huey WongBoth received Welch Award in Chemistry
George M. WhitesidesBoth received Welch Award in ChemistryNeil BartlettBoth received American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry