Ronald T. Raines
Ronald T. Raines | |
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| Born | August 13, 1958 (age 66) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Research on collagen, ribonucleases, protein chemistry, and biofuels |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical Biology |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Energetics of enzymatic catalysis: Triosephosphate isomerase |
| Doctoral advisor | Jeremy R. Knowles |
| Other academic advisors | William J. Rutter (postdoctoral) Christopher T. Walsh (undergraduate) |
| Doctoral students | Kim Jin-soo (biologist) Marcia Haigis Luke D. Lavis |
Ronald T. Raines is an American chemical biologist. He is the Roger and Georges Firmenich Professor of Natural Products Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is known for using ideas and methods of physical organic chemistry to solve important problems in biology.