Donald Voet Explained

Donald Voet
Birth Date:	29 November 1938
Field:	Biochemistry
Workplaces:	University of Pennsylvania
Alma Mater:	California Institute of Technology Harvard University
Doctoral Advisor:	William Lipscomb
Academic Advisors:	Alexander Rich
Spouse:	Judith G. Voet
Thesis Title:	Some borane derivative structures
Thesis Year:	1967
Thesis Url:	http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990039871250203941/catalog
Known For:	X-ray crystallography, textbook author

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]}

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.

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.

Death

Voet died on April 11, 2023, at the age of 84.^[7]

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: U. Penn, Dept. of Chemistry: Faculty Donald Voet. 2013. University of Pennsylvania. 22 Aug 2013.
2. Web site: Reviews of books by Donald Voet, Judith Voet. Buehler . Lukas K. . January 2, 2000. Lukas K. Buehler . 18 January 2010.
3. 10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01447-4. 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.
4. Sodja. Ann . 1996. Book Review - Biochemistry. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 37. 3–4. 233–235. 10.1016/0964-8305(96)88252-7.
5. Summer 2008. 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. Protein Databank Newsletter. RCSB PDB. 38. 5.
6. Book: Teaching chemistry to students with disabilities: A manual for high schools, colleges, and graduate programs . 978-0-8412-3817-6 . Milner . Dorothy L . Committee On Chemists With Disabilities . American Chemical Society . 2001.
7. Web site: Donald Herman Voet (1938 – 2023) . Chemistry Views . 19 April 2023.