Donald Voet

Donald Herman Voet (November 29, 1938 – April 11, 2023) was an American biochemist who was emeritus associate professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. His laboratory used x-ray crystallography to understand structure-function relationships in proteins.[1] He and his wife, Judith G. Voet, are authors of biochemistry text books that are widely used in undergraduate and graduate curricula.[2][3][4][5]

Donald Voet
Born(1938-11-29)November 29, 1938
DiedApril 11, 2023(2023-04-11) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Known forX-ray crystallography, textbook author
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
ThesisSome borane derivative structures (1967)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Lipscomb

Early life and education

Voet was born on November 29, 1938.[6] He earned his B.S. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1960 and his Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University with William N. Lipscomb, Jr. in 1967.[5][7][8]

Career

Voet completed his postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1969 in the laboratory of Alexander Rich. He later became a professor in the chemistry department at the University of Pennsylvania. Voet and his wife were coeditors-in-chief of the journal Biochemical and Molecular Biology Education.[1][5]

Death

Voet died on April 11, 2023, at the age of 84.[9]

Notable publications
  • Voet, D; Voet, J.G.; and Pratt, C.W., Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Life at the molecular level (4th ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2013)
  • Voet, D. and Voet, J, G., Biochemistry (4th ed.), John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, NJ (2011)
  • Voet, D; Voet, J.G.; and Pratt, C.W., Fundamentals of Biochemistry (3rd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2008)
  • Uzman, A.; Eichberg, J.; Widger, W.; Cornely, K.; Voet, D.; Voet,J.G.; and Pratt, C.W.; Student Companion to Accompany Fundamentals of Biochemistry (2nd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2006)
  • Voet, D; Voet, J.G.; and Pratt, C.W.; Fundamentals of Biochemistry (2nd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2006)
  • Voet, D. and Voet, J. G., Solutions Manual to Accompany Biochemistry (3rd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2004)
  • Voet, D. and Voet, J. G., Biochemistry (3rd ed.), John Wiley & Sons (2004)[1][3]

References
  1. "U. Penn, Dept. of Chemistry: Faculty Donald Voet". University of Pennsylvania. 2013. Retrieved 22 Aug 2013.
  2. Buehler, Lukas K. (January 2, 2000). "Reviews of books by Donald Voet, Judith Voet". Lukas K. Buehler. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. Wood, E.J. (1 October 1999). "Book review: Biochemistry in a nutshell - Fundamentals of Biochemistry by Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet and Charlotte W. Pratt". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 24 (10): 409–410. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01447-4.
  4. Sodja, Ann (1996). "Book Review - Biochemistry". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 37 (3–4): 233–235. doi:10.1016/0964-8305(96)88252-7.
  5. "Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (BAMBED), a Journal for University, College, and High School Educators by Judith G. Voet1 and Donald H. Voet2, BAMBED Co-Editors-in-Chief" (PDF). Protein Databank Newsletter. RCSB PDB (38): 5. Summer 2008.
  6. Milner, Dorothy L; Committee On Chemists With Disabilities, American Chemical Society (2001). Teaching chemistry to students with disabilities: A manual for high schools, colleges, and graduate programs. ISBN 978-0-8412-3817-6.
  7. Voet, D. and Lipscomb, W. N., "Molecular Structure of Carboranes. A 1,2-Dicarbaclovododecaborane Derivative, B10H10(CCH2Br)2," Inorg. Chem. 3, 1679 (1964).
  8. Voet, D. and Lipscomb, W. N., "Molecular and Crystal Structure of B7C2H11(CH3)2," Inorg. Chem. 6, 113-119 (1967).
  9. "Donald Herman Voet (1938 – 2023)". Chemistry Views. Retrieved 19 April 2023.


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