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Hochachka, Peter William was born on March 9, 1937 in Therien, Alberta, Canada. Son of William and Pearl (Krainek) Hochachka.
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Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution
(The study of biochemical adaption provides fascinating in...)
The study of biochemical adaption provides fascinating insights into how organisms "work" and how they evolve to sustain physiological function under a vast array of environmental conditions. This book describes how the abilities of organisms to thrive in widely different environments derive from two fundamental classes of biochemical adaptions: modifications of core biochemical processes that allow a common set of physiological functions to be conserved, and "inventions" of new biochemical traits that allow entry into novel habitats. Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanisms and Process in Physiological Evolution asks two primary questions. First, how have the core biochemical systems found in all species been adaptively modified to allow the same fundamental types of physiological processes to be sustained throughout the wide range of habitat conditions found in the biosphere? Second, through what types of genetic and biochemical processes have new physiological functions been fabricated? The primary audience for this book is faculty, senior undergraduates, and graduate students in environmental biology, comparative physiology, and marine biology. Other likely readers include workers in governmental laboratories concerned with environmental issues, medical students interested in some elements of the book, and medical researchers.
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- Biochemical Adaptation (Princeton Legacy Library) (This book discusses biochemical adaptation to environment...)
- Strategies of Biochemical Adaptation (Book by Hochachka, Peter W)
- Metabolic Arrest and the Control of Biological Time (Freshwater turtles and goldfish can survive for several d...)
- Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution by Peter W. Hochachka (2002-01-17)
Peter William Hochachka
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Peter William Hochachka, Canadian Biology educator. Recipient gold medal for natural science Science Council B.C., 1987, Killam research prize U. B.C., 1988, 89, Killiam Memorial science award, 1993, gold medal Natural Sciences and Research Council, 1995, Academy of Year award Canada U. Faculty Assns., 1995; Queen Elizabeth II senior fellow, Australaia, 1983; grantee National Research Council, 1976.
Education
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1959; Master of Science, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1965; D (honorary), University B.C., 1998.
Career
Research assistant, U. Alberta, 1958-1969;
visiting investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Massachusetts, 1962;
assistant professor biology, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1964-1965;
postdoctoral fellow, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1964-1966;
assistant professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1966-1970;
associate professor, U. B.C., 1970-1975;
professor, U. B.C., since 1975. Research scientist R-V Alpha Helix of National Science Foundation (United States) Amazon Expedition and Bering Sea Expedition, 1967-1968, R-V Alpha Helix Guade Lupe Expedition, 1970, Eklund Biological Station, McMurdo, Antarctica, 1976-1977, 82-83, 93, Palmer Peninsula, 1986. Senior scientist Oceanic Institute, Hawaii, 1970-1971, R-V Alpha Helix, Galapagos Expedition, 1970-1971, Amazon Expedition, 1976.
Visiting investigatorInst. Arctic Biology, U. Alaska, 1971, Pacific biomedical Research Center, U. Hawaii, 1975, National Marine Fisheries, Honolulu, 1976, 81, 82, 84, 89, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, England, 1978, Concord Field Station, Harvard University, 1984. Senior research scientist R-V Alpha Helix Hawaii (Kona Coast) Expedition, 1973.
Visiting investigator department physiology U. Hawaii, 1973, visiting investigator department biochemistry, 1976. Visiting professor Friday Harbor Marine Laboratory, U. Washington, 1975, Harvard University Medical School, 1976-1977. Member R-V Alpha Helix Expedition to Philippines, 1979.
Member Kenya lungfish program, department physiology and biochemistry U. Nairobi, 1979-1980. Visiting senior scientist Heron Island Biological Research Station, 1983. Visiting Q.E. senior fellow at 27 Australian science institutions, 1983.
Member United States Antarctic Research Program, 1982-1983, R/V Polar Duke research expedition, Palmer Peninsula, Antarctica, 1986, high-altitude biochemistry adaptaion program, La Raya, Peru, 1982, 87.
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Metabolic Arrest and the Control of Biological Time
( Freshwater turtles and goldfish can survive for severa...)
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Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution
(The study of biochemical adaption provides fascinating in...)
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Biochemical Adaptation (Princeton Legacy Library)
( This book discusses biochemical adaptation to environme...)
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Strategies of Biochemical Adaptation
(Book by Hochachka, Peter W)
- Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution by Peter W. Hochachka (2002-01-17)
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Metabolic Arrest and the Control of Biological Time
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Canada (Flavelle medal 1990). Member Society Experimental Biology, Canada Society Zoologists, American Society Biological Chemists, New York Academy Sciences, American Physiological Society, American Society Zoologists, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Brenda Clayton, December 12, 1970. Children: Claire, Gail, Gareth William.
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Nationality
Canadian
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Recipient gold medal for natural science Science Council B.C., 1987, Killam research prize U. B.C., 1988, 89, Killiam Memorial science award, 1993, gold medal Natural Sciences and Research Council, 1995, Academy of Year award Canada U. Faculty Assns., 1995. Queen Elizabeth II senior fellow, Australaia, 1983. Grantee National Research Council, 1976.Recipient gold medal for natural science Science Council B.C., 1987, Killam research prize U. B.C., 1988, 89, Killiam Memorial science award, 1993, gold medal Natural Sciences and Research Council, 1995, Academy of Year award Canada U. Faculty Assns., 1995. Queen Elizabeth II senior fellow, Australaia, 1983. Grantee National Research Council, 1976.