Alton Meister

American biochemist
Alton Meister
Born(1922-06-01)June 1, 1922
DiedApril 6, 1995(1995-04-06) (aged 72)
Mediplex rehabilitation center, Stamford, Connecticut, US
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  • glutathione research
  • AIDS research
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Alton Meister (1922–1995) was an American biochemist who made pioneering contributions to the study of glutathione metabolism.[2][3]

Alton Meister was born in New York City to Morris Meister and Florence Glickstein Meister.[4] He received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and an MD from Cornell University Medical College (now Weill Cornell Medical College). He then moved to the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He remained there until 1955 when he became Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at Tufts University. Meister returned to Cornell University Medical College in 1967 and served as chairman of its biochemistry department until 1991. He died in 1995 at the age of 72.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Alton Meister". www.nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ The Chemistry of Glutathione: the Work of Alton Meister
  3. ^ THE ALTON MEISTER, MD (1922-1995) PAPERS MEDICAL CENTER ARCHIVES OF NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN/WEILL CORNELL
  4. ^ "Mrs. Morris Meister". The New York Times. 12 March 1974. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ Alton Meister, 72, a Biochemist Who Advanced AIDS Research April 10, 1995, Monday By Robert McG. Thomas, Jr. (NYT); Obituary
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