Clinton Ballou
Encyclopedia
Clinton E. Ballou is a Professor Emeritus of biochemistry
at the University of California, Berkeley
. His research focused on the metabolism
of carbohydrate
s and the structures of microbial
cell wall
s. He joined the United States National Academy of Sciences
in 1975.
He attended Boise Junior College, and graduated from Oregon State College, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He served in the U. S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He held a postdoctoral fellowship with E. L. Hirst in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh
. In 1955, Ballou was appointed to the biochemistry faculty at University of California, Berkeley
, becoming Professor Emeritus in 1991.
He served as an editorial board of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. His research focused on the metabolism
Metabolism
Metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that happen in the cells of living organisms to sustain life. These processes allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments. Metabolism is usually divided into two categories...
of carbohydrate
Carbohydrate
A carbohydrate is an organic compound with the empirical formula ; that is, consists only of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, with a hydrogen:oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 . However, there are exceptions to this. One common example would be deoxyribose, a component of DNA, which has the empirical...
s and the structures of microbial
Microorganism
A microorganism or microbe is a microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters, or no cell at all...
cell wall
Cell wall
The cell wall is the tough, usually flexible but sometimes fairly rigid layer that surrounds some types of cells. It is located outside the cell membrane and provides these cells with structural support and protection, and also acts as a filtering mechanism. A major function of the cell wall is to...
s. He joined the United States National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
in 1975.
He attended Boise Junior College, and graduated from Oregon State College, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He served in the U. S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He held a postdoctoral fellowship with E. L. Hirst in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. In 1955, Ballou was appointed to the biochemistry faculty at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, becoming Professor Emeritus in 1991.
He served as an editorial board of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Awards
- 1975 National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
- 1981 American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
's Claude Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry - 1972 Welch Foundation Lectureship
- 1976 University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
Reilly Lectureship - 1977 Duke UniversityDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
Belfort Lectureship - 1961 National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
Senior Fellowship