Sidney Colowick

Sidney Paul Colowick (1916–1985) was an American biochemist, known for many contributions to metabolic biochemistry, especially glycogen metabolism,^[1] and as founding editor, with Nathan Kaplan, of the book series Methods in Enzymology.^[2][3]

Sidney Paul Colowick
Born	(1916-01-12)January 12, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	January 9, 1985(1985-01-09) (aged 68) Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Education	Washington University in St. Louis Washington University School of Medicine
Known for	Founding editor of Methods in Enzymology
Spouses	1. Grace Shaffel; 2. Maryda Swanstrom
Children	4
Awards	Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	Washington University School of Medicine University of Illinois Johns Hopkins University Vanderbilt University
Doctoral advisor	Carl Cori
Notable students	Paul Greengard

Career

Colowick studied at Washington University in St. Louis (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.) and Washington University School of Medicine and had his first academic appointment there.^[4][3] Subsequently, he worked at the Public Health Research Institute of New York City. He was associate professor of biochemistry at the University of Illinois from 1948 to 1950, and Professor of Biology at Johns Hopkins University from 1950 to 1959.^[3] In 1959 he moved to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine,^[3] as American Cancer Society–Charles Hayden Foundation Professor of Microbiology from 1959 until 1985.

He was particularly known for his work on hexokinase^[5] and the regulation of hexose transport in cultured animal cells.^[3] He also worked on coenzymes such as NADH ("TPNH₂").^[6]

He received the Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (1947), and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1969), and the National Academy of Sciences (1972).^[3]

Personal life

Sidney Colowick was born on January 12, 1916, in St. Louis, MO.^[1] He married Grace Shaffel in 1943, with whom he had one son, and later Maryda Swanstrom in 1951, with whom he had three daughters. He died in Nashville, Tennessee on January 9, 1985.^[3]