Vincent Massey (enzymologist)

Vincent Massey
Born(1926-11-28)November 28, 1926
Berkeley, New South Wales, Australia
DiedAugust 26, 2002(2002-08-26) (aged 75)
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
Known forFlavin Enzymology
SpouseMargot Grünewald
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsEnzymology
Institutions
Thesis Studies on the Enzyme, Fumarase  (1953)
Doctoral advisorMalcolm Dixon
Doctoral studentsRowena G. Matthews, David Ballou
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20160304142132/http://www.bioc.rice.edu/~graham/Massey/VM.html

Vincent Massey (November 28, 1926 – August 26, 2002) was an Australian biochemist and enzymologist best known for his contributions to the study of flavoenzymes. Massey was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1995 for his use of physical biochemistry to relate flavin chemistry to flavin enzymology.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Vincent Massey". National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Williams, C. H.; Ballou, D. P. (2003). "Vincent Massey 28 November 1926 - 26 August 2002 Elected FRS 1977". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 49: 335–350. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2003.0019. ISSN 0080-4606.
  3. ^ Ballou, David P; Williams, Charles H; Coon, Minor J (2002). "Vincent Massey (1926–2002)". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 27 (12): 641–642. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(02)02222-3. ISSN 0968-0004.