In 1984, Robert Bruce Merrifield won the Chemistry Noble Prize.
Born: 15 July 1921.
Died: 14 May 2006.
Nationality: American.
Education: UCLA (Ph.D., 1949).
Known as: Solid phase peptide synthesis.
Awards: Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1969), Gairdner Foundation International Award (1970), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1984), Golden Plate Award of Academy of Achievement(1985), Glenn T. Seaborg Medal (1993), Chemical Pioneer Award (1993).
Fields: Biochemistry.
