Bertram Fraser-Reid

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Bertram Fraser-Reid
Born
Bertram Oliver Fraser-Reid

(1934-02-23)23 February 1934
Coleyville, Jamaica
Died25 May 2020(2020-05-25) (aged 86)
CitizenshipCanada and Jamaica
Alma materQueen's University, University of Alberta
Known forChiral syntheses using carbohydrates, role of oligosaccharides in immune response
AwardsMerck, Sharp & Dohme Award, Chemical Institute of Canada (1977)
Senior Distinguished US Scientist,
Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry, American Chemical Society (1990)
Jamaican National Foundation Award (1990)
Percy Julian Award, National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (1991)
Haworth Memorial Medal and Lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry (1995)
Gold Musgrave Medal, Institute of Jamaica (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Waterloo, University of Maryland, Duke University
Doctoral advisorRaymond Lemieux

Bertram Oliver "Bert" Fraser-Reid (23 February 1934 – 25 May 2020) was a Jamaican synthetic

oligosaccharides in immune response.[1]

Early life

Fraser-Reid was born in

Sir Derek Barton from 1964 to 1966.[2][4]

Academic career

From 1966 to 1980 Fraser-Reid was on the faculty of the

parasitic diseases in developing countries and to develop a carbohydrate-based malaria vaccine.[4] Fraser-Reid and his team achieved a milestone in oligosaccharide synthesis by assembling a molecule consisting of 28 monosaccharide units.[8]

Achievements

Several sources have reported that Fraser-Reid was nominated in 1998 for a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on oligosaccharides and immune responses.[5][9][10] This statement cannot be verified since the names of the nominees are never publicly announced, and neither are they told that they have been considered for the Prize. Nomination records are sealed for fifty years.

The

peer-reviewed publications and supervised 85 post-doctoral fellows and 55 PhD students.[10]

Other interests

Along with his interest in science, Fraser-Reid was an accomplished pianist and organist who gave recitals at notable venues such as St. George's Cathedral, Kingston, Jamaica (December 1986) and Cathedral de Seville, Spain (August 1995).[10]

In the 1970s Fraser-Reid filed a lawsuit against a building contractor who had not followed municipal building codes. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada where Fraser-Reid prevailed, and "Fraser-Reid v Droumtsekas" is often cited in Canadian civil law. [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bertram Fraser-Reid". The News and Observer & Herald Su. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^
    OCLC 22596416
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  3. ^ "Fraser-Reid Biography". Answers.com. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  4. ^ a b "The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed: Fraser-Reid". BlackPast.org, University of Washington, Seattle. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  5. ^ a b Nelson, Jaevion (20 April 2005). "Panorama: Let Us Honour a Great Man". Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  6. BookRags
    . Retrieved 20 November 2007.
  7. The Chronicle Online
    , The Independent Daily at Duke University. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  8. Chemical and Engineering News
    . 8 November 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
  9. Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original
    on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  10. ^ a b c "Musgrave Medal Citation". Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
  11. ^ "Fraser-Reid v. Droumtsekas". Supreme Court of Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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