Gilda H. Loew

Gilda H. Loew (1930^[1]–January 5, 2001^[2]) was an American chemist known for applying computational chemistry to biology. She was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1975.^[3]

Career

A native of

The research of Loew's that remained critical to those that followed her was the cytochrome P450 protein family and her thirty years of investigation into their characteristics and properties, along with their three dimensional structure and how they interfaced with enzymatic substrates. In doing this research, Loew pioneered using new forms of technology that became available over the years, including numerous advances in computer modeling of proteins.^[5] Loew, related to said research, wrote a chapter on the properties of iron porphyrins for the first volume of the textbook series Physical Bioinorganic Chemistry in 1983.^[6]

Legacy

The International Society of Quantum Biology and Pharmacology (ISQBP) established the ISQBP Loew Lectureship in her memory in 2004,^[7] along with the Gilda Loew Memorial Award after donations were set up by her husband. The following year, the Gilda Loew Memorial Meeting was organized where over 20 speakers presented on topics that were of interest to Loew and her past research.^[8]

Personal life

Loew was married to Gregory Loew and had five children and three grandchildren at the time of her death from breast cancer at 70 years old on January 5, 2001.^[4]

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