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Klaus H. Hofmann (February 21, 1911 – December 25, 1995) was an American chemist and medical researcher.The New York Times called Hofmann an "expert on synthesis of body compounds". Hoffman was internationally notable for his research of the degradation and synthesis of natural compounds, and for his contributions to our understanding of the structure and metabolism of bacterial fatty acids. He was noted specifically for generating a hormone equivalent to ACTH
Hofmann was the founder and the director of Protein Research Laboratory at the School of Medicine at University of Pittsburgh,
a member of the National Academy of Sciences, professor emeritus of experimental medicine and biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Awards and Distinctions
Hoffman was a member of
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Chemical Society
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Endocrine Society
- National Academy of Sciences
- Sigma XI
- Swiss Chemical Society
Hoffman was recognized with the following awards:
- 1962 Pittsburgh Award
- 1963 Election to membership in the National Academy of Sciences
- 1963 Borden Medal
- 1963 Chancellors Medal, University of Pittsburgh
- 1972 Mellon Lecture, University of Pittsburgh
- 1976 Senior Scientist Award, Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, West Germany
- 1981 Third Alan E. Pierce Award by the American Peptide Chemists
- 1983 Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences Fellowship Award
- 1987 First Huggins Memorial Award, University of Pittsburgh