Sofia Simmonds

Sophia S. Simmonds
Born(1917-07-31)July 31, 1917
DiedJuly 27, 2007(2007-07-27) (aged 89)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBarnard College; Cornell University
SpouseJoseph Fruton
AwardsGarvan–Olin Medal (1969)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry, microbiology
InstitutionsYale University
Doctoral advisorVincent du Vigneaud

Sofia S. "Topsy" Simmonds (July 31, 1917 – July 27, 2007) was an American biochemist who studied amino acid metabolism and peptide metabolism in E. coli. Following training with Vincent du Vigneaud at Cornell University, she spent most of her career at Yale University. After decades as a researcher and then associate professor there, Simmonds became a full professor of biochemistry in 1975, and later served as Associate Dean of Yale College. With her husband Joseph Fruton, Simmonds coauthored the influential General Biochemistry, the first comprehensive biochemistry textbook.[1] Simmonds received the American Chemical Society's Garvan Medal in 1969.[2]

  1. ^ "Joseph S. Fruton" (PDF). Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 153 (4). December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-30.
  2. ^ "In Memoriam: Biochemists Joseph Fruton and Sofia Simmonds". Yale Bulletin & Calendar. 36 (2). 2007-09-14. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.