Wolynes was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 21, 1953. He graduated from Indiana University in 1971 with a B.A in Chemistry, and from Harvard University with a Ph.D in Chemical Physics in 1976.
Career and researchedit
After a brief postdoctoral research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with John Deutch,[1] in the fall of 1976 he became an assistant professor at the chemistry department of Harvard University at the age of 23. In 1980 he moved to the University of Illinois, eventually becoming the Center for Advanced Study Professor of Chemistry, Physics and Biophysics. In 2000 he moved to the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, as the Francis Crick Chair in the Physical Sciences. In addition to continuing his work on many body chemical physics, protein folding and structure prediction, he studied stochastic aspects of cell biology.[2] In 2011 he moved to Rice University as the Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Science, and Professor of Chemistry and Physics.[3]
As for 2022, Peter Wolynes has published more than 460 research articles and has an h-index equal to 117 according to his Google Scholar profile.
Energy landscape of protein folding: Wolynes is worldwide known in the field of biophysics by his Energy Landscapes Theory and the Principle of Minimal Frustration. This theory, that was published in 1987 [4] together with Joseph Bryngelson, states that naturally evolved proteins have optimised their folding energy landscapes and that nature has chosen amino acid sequences so that the folded state of the protein is sufficiently stable. In addition, the acquisition of the folded state had to become a sufficiently fast process. Even though nature has reduced the level of frustration in proteins, some degree of it remains up to now as can be observed in the presence of local minima in the energy landscape of proteins.
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^Bryngelson J, Wolynes PG (1987). "Spin glasses and the statistical mechanics of protein folding". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84 (21): 7524–8. Bibcode:1987PNAS...84.7524B. doi:10.1073/pnas.84.21.7524. PMC299331. PMID 3478708.
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peter, wolynes, american, theoretical, chemist, physicist, since, 2011, been, bullard, welch, foundation, professor, science, professor, chemistry, rice, university, widely, recognized, significant, contributions, theories, protein, folding, glasses, gene, net. Peter Guy Wolynes is an American theoretical chemist and physicist Since 2011 he has been a Bullard Welch Foundation Professor of Science and professor of chemistry at Rice University He is widely recognized for his significant contributions to the theories of protein folding glasses and gene networks Previously he was James R Eiszner Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and the Francis H C Crick Chair of Physical Sciences at the University of California San Diego Peter WolynesWolynes in 2016BornPeter Guy Wolynes 1953 04 21 April 21 1953 age 70 Chicago IllinoisNationalityAmericanCitizenshipUnited StatesAlma materIndiana University Harvard UniversityKnown forProtein folding Spin glass Systems BiologyAwardsACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry Member of National Academy of Sciences Fellow of American Physical Society Fellow of Biophysical Society Foreign Member of Royal SocietyScientific careerFieldsChemical Physics Theoretical Chemistry Systems BiologyInstitutionsRice University University of California San DiegoWebsitewolynes wbr rice wbr edu Contents 1 Education and early life 2 Career and research 3 Awards 4 ReferencesEducation and early life editWolynes was born in Chicago Illinois on April 21 1953 He graduated from Indiana University in 1971 with a B A in Chemistry and from Harvard University with a Ph D in Chemical Physics in 1976 Career and research editAfter a brief postdoctoral research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with John Deutch 1 in the fall of 1976 he became an assistant professor at the chemistry department of Harvard University at the age of 23 In 1980 he moved to the University of Illinois eventually becoming the Center for Advanced Study Professor of Chemistry Physics and Biophysics In 2000 he moved to the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California San Diego as the Francis Crick Chair in the Physical Sciences In addition to continuing his work on many body chemical physics protein folding and structure prediction he studied stochastic aspects of cell biology 2 In 2011 he moved to Rice University as the Bullard Welch Foundation Professor of Science and Professor of Chemistry and Physics 3 As for 2022 Peter Wolynes has published more than 460 research articles and has an h index equal to 117 according to his Google Scholar profile Energy landscape of protein folding Wolynes is worldwide known in the field of biophysics by his Energy Landscapes Theory and the Principle of Minimal Frustration This theory that was published in 1987 4 together with Joseph Bryngelson states that naturally evolved proteins have optimised their folding energy landscapes and that nature has chosen amino acid sequences so that the folded state of the protein is sufficiently stable In addition the acquisition of the folded state had to become a sufficiently fast process Even though nature has reduced the level of frustration in proteins some degree of it remains up to now as can be observed in the presence of local minima in the energy landscape of proteins Awards editHe is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society 5 the Biophysical Society the American Philosophical Society the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Foreign Member of the Royal Society 6 In 2012 he received the ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry 7 References edit nbsp Scholia has an author profile for Peter Guy Wolynes American Chemical Society dgr rints com Archived from the original on 2012 04 25 http www cchem berkeley edu millergrp welch welch 51 pdf bare URL PDF The San Diego Union Tribune San Diego California amp National News Bryngelson J Wolynes PG 1987 Spin glasses and the statistical mechanics of protein folding Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 84 21 7524 8 Bibcode 1987PNAS 84 7524B doi 10 1073 pnas 84 21 7524 PMC 299331 PMID 3478708 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2021 05 24 Boston College Front Row Landscapes of the Sciences frontrow bc edu Archived from the original on 2010 06 01 American Chemical Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Guy Wolynes amp oldid 1177202676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
