Harold Bancroft White III

Background

III, Harold Bancroft White was born on February 26, 1943 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Harold Bancroft Junior and Thyrza Stevens (Barton) W.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Pennsylvania State University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Brandeis U., 1970.

Career

Research fellow chemistry department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970-1971; assistant professor of chemistry, U. Delaware, Newark, 1971-1977; associate professor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1977-1983; professor of chemistry, biochemistry, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1983. Visiting associate research scientist department genetics University of California, Davis, 1977-1978. Visiting scientist AFRC-Poultry Research Center, Roslin, Scotland, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Achievements include discovery of egg yolk biotin-binding protein, ofstructure, function and evolution of riboflavin-binding protein. Description of the larval forms of two endangered species of dragonflies. Development of hypothesis for evolutionary origin of coenzymes.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author chapters in Advances in Lipid Research, volunteer 15, 1977, The Pyridine Nucleotide Coenzymes, 1982, Development of the Avian Embryo, 1987, Annual Review of Biochemistry, Volunteer 8, 1988, others.

Membership

Volunteer Science Alliance, Delaware, since 1988. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Nutrition, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Entomological Society (correspondent secretary 1982-1990, vice president 1991-1994).

Connections

Married Jean Spicer, June 22, 1966. Children: Anna Louise, Laura Frances, Rachel Elizabeth.

Father:

Harold Bancroft W. Junior

Mother:

Thyrza Stevens (Barton) W.

Spouse:

Jean Spicer

child:

Anna Louise III

child:

Laura Frances III

child:

Rachel Elizabeth III