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Melius, Paul was born on November 21, 1927 in Livingston, Illinois, United States. Son of Louis and Tina (Contoyanis) Melius.
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Paul Melius, American biochemist, educator. Achievements include research on the structure of thermal polymers of amino acids; role of vitamin B6 homolog in growth and reproduction of rats; metabolism of benz(a)pyrene in fish; purification and characterization of kidney leucine aminopeptidase and pancreatic lipase.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Bradley University, 1950. Master of Science, University Chicago, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Loyola University, Chicago, 1956.
Career
Professor of chemistry, Auburn (Alabama) U., since 1957; Distinguished lecturer, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1982-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors United Way, Auburn, 1987-1989. Corporal United States Army, 1946-1947. Member American Chemical Society (chairman local section 1982, national councillor 1984-1990), American Society Biological Chemistry, English Bio-chemical Society.
Connections
Married Vaya Gourbis, September 10, 1976. Children: Randall Scott, Paul Mark, Alan Lane, Lisa Buffet.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1950
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1952
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1956
Career
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1957 - 1991
Awards
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National Institutes of Health special fellow, 1968-1969, 1962. Recipient North Atlantic Treaty Organization award for research, 1976. Research grantee National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, DuPont, 1964-1984.National Institutes of Health special fellow, 1968-1969, 1962. Recipient North Atlantic Treaty Organization award for research, 1976. Research grantee National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, DuPont, 1964-1984.