William J. Rutter
William J. Rutter | |
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University of Illinois | |
| Awards | Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (1968) |
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| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco; Chiron Corporation |
| Doctoral students | Robert G. Roeder |
William J. Rutter (born August 28, 1928)[1] is an American biochemist who cofounded the early biotechnology company Chiron Corporation together with Edward Penhoet and Pablo DT Valenzuela. As chairman of the department of biochemistry and biophysics of the University of California, San Francisco, Rutter helped establish that department as a leader in the academic side of the biotechnology during the San Francisco Bay Area biotech boom of the 1980s.[2]
Rutter spent a short time in the
University of Illinois, Stanford University, and University of Washington. In 1969, he moved to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he led the department of biochemistry and biophysics until 1982. From 1983 until 1989, Rutter was director of the Hormone Research Institute at UCSF which is now the Diabetes Center at UCSF.[2]
In 1996, Rutter won the 2nd Annual
References
- ^ "Biographical Information - William J. Rutter". William Rutter oral history on Calisphere, University of California archive site. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "Biographical Statement", Register of the William J. Rutter Papers, MSS 94-54, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM. Accessed March 8, 2009.
- ^ "Biotechnology Heritage Award". Science History Institute. May 31, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Chemical Heritage Foundation and BIO give Biotechnology Heritage Award to William Rutter". ScienceBlog. 2003. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ "Heinz Awards - William Rutter".
External links
- William J. Rutter Papers, MSS 94-54, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM
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