Background
BLOUT, Elkan Rogers was born on July 2, 1919 in New York, United States. Son of Eugene and Lillian Blout.
Dean biological chemistry professor
BLOUT, Elkan Rogers was born on July 2, 1919 in New York, United States. Son of Eugene and Lillian Blout.
AB, Princeton University, 1939. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1942. AM (honorary), Harvard University, 1962.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Loyola University, 1976.
With Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1943—1962, successively research chemist, associate director research, 1948—1958, vice president, general manager research, 1958—1962. Research associate Harvard University, 1950—1952, 1958—1960, lecturer on biophysics, 1960—1962, professor biological chemistry, 1962—1990, Edward Son of Harkness professor biological chemistry, 1964—1990, Edward Son of Harkness professor emeritus, 1990—2006, head department biological chemistry, 1965—1969. Dean for academy affairs Harvard School Public Health, 1978—1989, chairman deputy environmental science and physiology, 1986—1988, director division biological science, professor, 1987—1991, professor emeritus, 1991—2006.
Research associate Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1950—1952, consultant chemistry, 1952—1989. Member conseil de surveillance Compagnie Financière du Scribe, 1975—1981. Trustee Bay Bio-chemical Research, Inc., 1973—1983.
Member executive committee division chemistry and chemical technical National Research Council, 1972—1974, member assembly of mathematics and physical science, 1979—1982. Member science advisory committee Center for Blood Research, Inc., 1972—1992, emeritus trustee, 1992—2006, also member board directors. Member research advisory committee Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1976—1980, 1984—1990, chairman, 1987—1990.
Member visiting committee department chemistry Carnegie-Mellon University, 1968—1972. Board visitors Faculty Health Sciences State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968—1970. Overseer Boston Museum of Science.
Trustee Boston biomedical Research Institute, 1990—2006, vice president, 1990—1994. Board governors Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1978—1990, governor emeritus, Israel, 1990—2006. Board directors National Health Research Foundation, European Space Agency, Inc.
Board directors, secretary-treasurer National Academies Corporation. General partner Gosnold Investment Fund Ltd. Partnership, 1985—1995.
Board directors, investment manager Auburn Capital corporation, 1985—2006. Science advisor Affymax Research Institute, 1988—1992. Senior science advisory Food and Drug Administration, 1991—1999.
Member senior advisory board The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1991. Member council visitors Marine Biological Laboratory, 1992—2006. President, trustee Institute for International Vaccine Development, 1997—2006.
Member advisory board: Journal Polymer Science, 1956-1962, member editorial board: Biopolymers, 1963-1985, honorary founding editor:, since 1985, member editorial board: American Chemical Society Monograph Series, 1965-1972, International Journal Peptide and Protein Research, 1978-1989, member editorial advisory board: Macromolecules, 1967-1970, Journal American Chemical Society, 1978-1982. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Finance Committee, N.A.S. since 1976, Institute of Medicine since 1979, Advisory Committee on the USSR and Eastern Europe 1979-1984. Finance Committee American Society of Biological Chemists 197382, Corporation of the Museum of Science, Boston since 1974, Advisory Council of the Department, of Biochemical Sciences, Princeton University 1974-1983, Finance Committee American Academy Arts and Sciences since 1976, Conseil de Surveillance, Compagnie Financiere du Scribe 1975-1981, Editorial Board International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research 1978-1989, Editorial Board Journal of the American Chemical Society 1978-1982, Assembly of Math, and Physical Sciences, National Research Council 1979-1982, Scientific Advisory Council, American Committee the Weizmann Institute of Science since 1979, Governing Board, National Research Council since 1980, Council, N.A.S. since 1980. Board of directors, ESA Inc. since 1985, Auburn Investment Manager Corporation (also Investment Manager) since 1985.
Board of directors, National Health Research Foundation since 1985, Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development since 1985, and Secretary-Treasure, National Academies Corporation since 1986. USSR Academy, of Sciences 1976.
Boating, deep-sea fishing.
Married Joan E. Dreyfus, August 27, 1939. Children: James E., Susan, William L. Married Gail A. Ferris, March 29, 1985.
1 child Darya L.M.