William Joseph Whelan

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William Joseph Whelan
Born(1924-12-14)14 December 1924
Salford, England
Died5 June 2021(2021-06-05) (aged 96)
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of Miami Medical School
Thesis (1948)

William Joseph Whelan FRS (14 November 1924 โ€“ 5 June 2021) was a British-born American biochemist. He was professor and chair of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami.[2] He founded the annual Miami Winter Symposium in 1967 and was chief editor of the journal IUBMB Life.[3]

Biography

Whelan was born in

Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London in 1964. In 1967, he moved to the United States and served as professor and chairman of the department of biochemistry and molecular biology of the University of Miami Medical School. He became professor and chairman emeritus in 1991.[2]

Whelan was known for his pioneering research on the structure of starch and glycogen. He discovered that glycogen contained the protein glycogenin.[4][5] He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1992.[6] He died on 5 June 2021 at the age of 96.[1]

Whelan was a tireless promoter of international collaboration between biochemical societies. He became the first General Secretary of

IUBMB) and later Co-Editor-in-Chief of IUBMB Life.[8] From 1970 to 1972 he was the first General Secretary of PAABS (now PABMB).[9] Finally, he contributed to the founding of FAOBMB.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "William 'Bill' Whelan, a renowned biochemist with a long history of influential service to the IUBMB, died June 5, 2021". IUBMB.ORG. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "William Joseph Whelan" (PDF). University of Miami. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "William J Whelan, DSc, FRS". University of Miami. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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  6. ^ "William Whelan". Royal Society. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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  8. ^ Newton, Alexandra. "William "Bill" Joseph Whelan (1924โ€“2021)" (PDF).
  9. ^ Whelan, W. J. "Organization History".
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