Robert T. Clubb

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Robert Thompson Clubb is an American scientist. He a professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology at University of California, Los Angeles.

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Early life and education

Robert Thompson Clubb was born to surgical nurse Vera Alice Thompson of Yakima, Washington and Jerome M. Clubb a professor of history. [1] [2] Clubb has a sister. [2] He earned a bachelor of science at University of Wisconsin. He completed a doctor of philosophy in biological chemistry at University of Michigan. [3] His 1993 dissertation was titled Application and development of multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopic techniques to study protein structure in solution. [1] Clubb's advisors and co-chairs of his thesis committee were Gerhard Wagner and Martha L. Ludwig. He received training in practical nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy from Venkataraman Thanabal. [1] From 1993 to 1996, Clubb was a post-doctoral research fellow at the National Institutes of Health. His advisors were G. Marius Clore and Angela Gronenborn. [4]

Career

Clubb is a professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology at University of California, Los Angeles. He is the lab director of the Clubb Lab and co-director and staff researcher at the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Core Technology Center (DOE). [3]

Personal life

Clubb is married to Joanna Hoffman Clubb. They reside in Culver City, California. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Clubb, Robert Thompson (1993). "Application and development of multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopic techniques to study protein structure in solution". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  2. 1 2 3 "Vera Alice Clubb". Yakima Herald-Republic . June 11, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  3. 1 2 "Robert T. Clubb | UCLA Graduate Programs in Bioscience (GPB)". bioscience.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  4. "Robert T Clubb, Ph.D. | Clubb Lab". clubblab.chem.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-27.