Jacques Robert Fresco (May 30, 1928 - December 5, 2021)[1] was an American biochemist.
Fresco earned a dual chemistry and biology bachelor's degree from New York University, completed a master's degree in biology followed by a doctorate in biochemistry.[2] Prior to joining the Princeton University faculty in 1960, he worked for the American Heart Association.[3] Fresco was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1968, and retired from Princeton as Damon B. Pfeiffer Professor in the Life Sciences, Emeritus.[4]