Eric Conn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEric Conn
American biochemist
Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1923
Place of Birth: Berthoud, Colorado, United States
Date of Death: 02-Sep-2017
Profession: biochemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Eric Conn
- Eric Edward Conn (January 6, 1923 – September 2, 2017) was an American biochemist. Born in Berthoud, Colorado in 1923, Conn graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1944.
- He subsequently contributed to the Manhattan Project.
- Upon its conclusion, Conn returned to school, earning a doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1948.
- He taught at University of California, Berkeley from 1950 to 1958, when he joined the University of California, Davis.
- With Paul K.
- Stumpf, Conn co-founded the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Davis and taught an introductory course in biochemistry until his retirement in 1993.
- Conn researched phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and cyanogenic glycosides.
- In 1988, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
- Notable students include the plant biochemist and phytopathologist Tsune Kosuge.
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