Background
McCormick, Donald Bruce was born on July 15, 1932 in Front Royal, Virginia, United States. Son of Jesse Allen and Elizabeth (Hord) McCormick.
McCormick, Donald Bruce was born on July 15, 1932 in Front Royal, Virginia, United States. Son of Jesse Allen and Elizabeth (Hord) McCormick.
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1958; postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1960.
Postdoctoral fellow University California, Berkeley, 1958—1960. Assistant professor Cornell University, 1960-1963, associate professor, 1963-1969, professor nutrition, biochemistry and molecular biology, biological science, 1969-1979, Liberty Hyde Bailey professor nutritional biochemistry, 1978-1979. Chairman department biochemistry Emory University, Atlanta, 1979-1994, Fuller E. Callaway professor biochemistry, 1979-1999, professor emeritus, since 1999.
Executive associate dean science Emory University School Medicine, 1985-1989. Visiting lecturer University Ill, 1963. Wellcome visiting professor University Florida, 1986, Medical College Pennsylvania, 1989.
Hurley lecturer University California, Davis, 1992. O'Dell lecturer University Missouri, Columbia, 1993. Biochemistry consultant Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense, Spain, 1958.
Member and chairman nutrition study section National Institutes of Health, 1977-1981. Member diet and health committee, dietary guidelines implementation committee, vice chairman food and nutrition board National Research Council, Institute Medicine of National Academy of Sciences. Executive committee, chairman department medical biochemistry, Council Academy Society, American Association Medical Colleges, 1984-1987.
Member biology panel United States Civilian Research and Development Foundation, 1998-2001.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Nutrition (now American Society Nutrition, president 1991). Member American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Chemical Society, American Institute Biological Science, Biophysics Society, Federation American Societies Experimental Biology (board directors, LSRO science steering group), Microbiol. Society, Photobiol. Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Protein Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Norma Jean Dunn, June 6, 1955. Children: Susan Lynn, Donald Bruce, Michael Allen.