Stephen J. Lippard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Stephen J. Lippard

American chemist

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1940

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: chemist, university teacher, researcher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Stephen James Lippard is the Arthur Amos Noyes Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He is considered one of the founders of bioinorganic chemistry, studying the interactions of nonliving substances such as metals with biological systems. He is also considered a founder of metalloneurochemistry, the study of metal ions and their effects in the brain and nervous system.
He has done pioneering work in understanding protein structure and synthesis, the enzymatic functions of methane monooxygenase (MMO), and the mechanisms of cisplatin anticancer drugs.
His work has applications for the treatment of cancer, for bioremediation of the environment, and for the development of synthetic methanol-based fuels.