Lafayette Benedict Mendel
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Lafayette Benedict Mendel was an American biochemist and nutrition pioneer known for his foundational work on vitamins, amino acids, and the role of nutrients in human health.
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| Lafayette Benedict Mendel canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ nutrition scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | physiological chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Borden Award of the American Institute of Nutrition
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Willard Gibbs Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1872-02-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-12-09 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Russell Henry Chittenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Mendel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
amino acid metabolism
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biochemistry ⓘ nutrition ⓘ vitamin research ⓘ |
| givenName | Lafayette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchSubject |
amino acids
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dietary requirements in mammals ⓘ growth and development ⓘ protein metabolism ⓘ vitamins ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern nutritional guidelines
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early vitamin research in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating the importance of vitamins in the diet
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identifying essential amino acids in nutrition ⓘ pioneering research in nutrition science ⓘ studies on fat-soluble vitamin A ⓘ studies on water-soluble vitamin B complex ⓘ use of controlled feeding experiments with rats ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Society of Biological Chemists
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| middleName | Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Henry Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
experimental studies on vitamins A and B
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research on essential amino acids ⓘ studies on the role of nutrients in growth ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Delhi, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of physiological chemistry at Yale University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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