History
The members and alumni of the Laboratory of Biochemistry are
proud of its tradition of dedication to fundamental research and
the scientific accomplishments which derive from that tradition.
Over a dozen of the Laboratorys scientists have been elected to
the National Academy of Sciences and three have won the Nobel Prize.
The Laboratory was formed when the intramural research program
of the National Heart Institute was established in 1950. It was
named the Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism. Christian
Anfinsen became its first laboratory chief, of which there have
only been three. Earl Stadtman became Chief in 1962, and the name
was changed to the Laboratory of Biochemistry. P. Boon Chock became
the third Chief in 1994.
For almost 50 years the Laboratory of Biochemistry was located
in historic Building 3 at NIH. You can learn more about the remarkable
contributions of Building 3 scientists to biomedical research and
view a video interview with Earl Stadtman by
clicking here. In 2001, the Laboratory moved across the street
to its current location in the Louis Stokes Laboratories.
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