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Edwin Theodore Mertz (December 6, 1909 – February 1, 1999) was an American chemist and biochemist. 〔(Search for Protein Crucial In Struggle Against Hunger; Studied Protein in Corn;By JANE E. BRODY; October 11, 1974 )〕 〔(National Academies Press:Biographical Memoirs:Edwin Theodore Mertz; By John E. Halver )〕 〔(Purdue University:Agriculture and Biochemistry;Mertz Scholarship )〕 Mertz was noted for co-discovery of high-lysine corn which significantly increased protein levels in corn and beans.〔〔〔 == Life and career == * 1909 born in Missoula, Montana * 1931 B.A with a double major in chemistry and mathematics from the University of Montana * 1933 M.S. from the University of Illinois, Urbana * 1935 Ph.D. from the University of Illinois〔 * 1935-1937 a research biochemist at Armour and Company in Chicago * 1937-1938 an instructor in biochemistry at the University of Illinois * 1937 married Mary Ellen Ruskamp * 1938-1940 a research associate in pathology at the University of Iowa's medical school * 1940-1943 an instructor in agricultural chemistry at the University of Missouri * 1943-1946 a research chemist in an explosives manufacturing factory at Hercules Powder Company * 1946-1950 an assistant professor of agricultural chemistry at Purdue University〔 * 1950-1957 an associate professor of biochemistry at Purdue University〔 * 1957 a professor of biochemistry at Purdue University〔 * professor emeritus at Purdue University until his death in 1999 * 1975 elected to the National Academy of Sciences〔 * 1999 death from complications of pneumonia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edwin T. Mertz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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