The 50th John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecturer

摘要

The 50th John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture to be presented at the 105th ALCA Annual Convention at the Grandover Resort, Greensboro, NC, on June 19, 2009 will be given by Dr. Eleanor M. Brown. The title of her lecture is "Collagen - A Natural Scaffold for Biology and Engineering." Eleanor M. Brown, Research Chemist, Lead Scientist, FOAC, ERRC, ARS, USDA. Eleanor (Ellie) Brown is a native of East Liverpool, Ohio, and currently lives with her husband in Oreland, PA. She holds a BA in mathematics and chemistry from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. from Drexel University in Chemistry with an emphasis on the application of physical chemistry to biological problems. Her research career has been with ERRC, ARS, USDA. Since 1971, she has studied protein structure in a variety of agriculturally important systems (dairy, poultry, and leather) to achieve knowledge of the relationships between structure and biological or technological function. She has studied the effects of chemical and enzymatic modifications as well as interactions with environmental variables and other biomolecules on protein structure-function relationships in basic and applied contexts. She is author or coauthor of 125 publications and 4 patents and has presented 45 papers at scientific meetings.