Bertram Fraser-Reid | |
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| Born | Bertram Oliver Fraser-Reid 23 February 1934 Coleyville, Jamaica |
| Died | 25 May 2020 (aged 86) |
| Citizenship | Canada and Jamaica |
| Alma mater | Queen's University, University of Alberta |
| Known for | Chiral syntheses using carbohydrates, role of oligosaccharides in immune response |
| Awards | Merck, Sharp & Dohme Award, Chemical Institute of Canada (1977) Senior Distinguished US Scientist, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1989) Claude S. Hudson Award in Carbohydrate Chemistry, American Chemical Society (1990) Jamaican National Foundation Award (1990) Percy Julian Award, National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (1991) Haworth Memorial Medal and Lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry (1995) Gold Musgrave Medal, Institute of Jamaica (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Waterloo, University of Maryland, Duke University |
| Doctoral advisor | Raymond Lemieux |
Bertram Oliver "Bert" Fraser-Reid (23 February 1934 – 25 May 2020) was a Jamaican synthetic organic chemist who has been widely recognised for his work using carbohydrates as starting materials for chiral materials and on the role of oligosaccharides in immune response.[1]