Minor J. Coon

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Minor J. Coon
Born
Minor Jesser Coon

(1921-07-29)July 29, 1921
William C. Rose

Minor Jesser Coon (July 29, 1921 – September 5, 2018)

cytochrome P-450[3][4][5] and as the co-discoverer of HMG-CoA, along with Bimal Kumar Bachhawat.[6][7][8][9] He died on September 5, 2018, from complications due to Alzheimer's disease.[1]

Early life and education

Coon was born in

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1946, supervised by William Cumming Rose. During his graduate work he studied amino acid metabolism and nitrogen balance using himself and his fellow students as volunteer subjects.[3][11]

Academic career

After a year as a

United States National Academy of Sciences in 1983 and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984. A biological chemistry professorship in his honor was established at the University of Michigan in 1991.[2]

Coon mentored many graduate students and promoted teaching along with research, including David Ballou and Professor Emeritus Tetsufumi Ueda, a pioneer in neuroscience.[12][13] The Minor J. and Mary Lou Coon Award was established by him and his wife, to recognize an outstanding graduate student in biological chemistry at the University of Michigan who excels at teaching, research, and service.

Interests

Coon was a patron of the arts.

Awards and honors

Coon has received a number of awards in recognition of his scientific achievements.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Minor "Jud" Jesser Coon - View Obituary & Service Information". Minor "Jud" Jesser Coon Obituary. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ a b c "Minor Coon, Ph.D." University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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  5. PMID 14709613
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  6. ^ Debi P. Sarkar (2015). "Classics in Indian Medicine" (PDF). The National Medical Journal of India (28): 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-31.
  7. doi:10.1093/glycob/7.4.453
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  8. ^ "Deceased Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  9. ^ Debus, Allen G. (1968). World Who's who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present. Marquis-Who's Who.
  10. ^ "Coon Obituary". MLive. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  11. PMID 12050174
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  12. ^ "Department of Biological Chemistry Newsletter 2003" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  13. ^ "Minor J. Coon PhD". Retrieved 2018-12-13.
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