Robert Bruce Merrifield

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American biochemist

Robert Bruce Merrifield was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for the invention of solid phase peptide synthesis. Wikipedia

Born: July 15, 1921, Fort Worth, TX

Died: May 14, 2006 (age 84�years), Cresskill, NJ

Books: Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis and Life During a Golden Age of Peptide Chemistry: The Concept and Development of Solid-phase Peptide Synthesis

Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Canada Gairdner International Award, and Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research

Education: University of California, Los Angeles, Pasadena City College, and Montebello High School

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