Ignacio Tinoco Jr.
Born(1930-11-22)November 22, 1930
DiedNovember 15, 2016(2016-11-15) (aged 85)
Alma materUniversity of New Mexico, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Yale University
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Doctoral advisorJohn D. Ferry
Other academic advisorsJohn G. Kirkwood
Doctoral studentsCarlos Bustamante, Charles Cantor

Ignacio "Nacho" Tinoco Jr. (November 22, 1930 – November 15, 2016) was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley from 1956 to 2016.[1][2][3]

Ignacio Tinoco received a bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico in 1951, and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1954.[4] He was a postdoctoral fellow with John G. Kirkwood at Yale University from 1954 to 1956.[4] He joined the University of California, Berkeley as a faculty member in 1956, where he was professor in the graduate school and a faculty senior scientist, physical biosciences division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He was chairman of the chemistry department (1979–82).[5]

He is known for his pioneering work on RNA folding and the secondary structures of ribonucleic acid.[6][7][8] His graduate and postdoctoral students include Carlos Bustamante and Frances Arnold.[6]

His honors and awards include: Guggenheim Fellow, Medical Research Council Laboratory, Cambridge (1964); California Section Award, American Chemical Society (1965); D.Sc. University of New Mexico (1972); Member, National Academy of Sciences (1985); Elisabeth R. Cole Award (Founders Award), Biophysical Society (1996);[9] Berkeley Citation, University of California (1996); Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2001); Emily M. Gray Award, Biophysical Society (2006); Fellow: American Physical Society, Biophysical Society.

He died on November 15, 2016, at the age of 85.[2]

The Biophysical Society gives the Ignacio Tinoco Award in his honor.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Ignacio Tinoco Jr". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Wang, Linda (2016). "Ignacio Tinoco dies at age 85". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Emeriti Faculty". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b Tinoco, I. (2002). "Physical Chemistry of Nucleic Acids". Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 53: 1–15. Bibcode:2002ARPC...53....1T. doi:10.1146/annurev.physchem.53.082001.144341. PMID 11972000.
  5. ^ "Ignacio Tinoco | College of Chemistry". chemistry.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  6. ^ a b Grens, Kerry (December 20, 2016). "Ignacio Tinoco, Luminary of RNA Folding, Dies". The Scientist. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  7. ^ TINOCO, IGNACIO; UHLENBECK, OLKE C.; LEVINE, MARK D. (9 April 1971). "Estimation of Secondary Structure in Ribonucleic Acids". Nature. 230 (5293): 362–367. Bibcode:1971Natur.230..362T. doi:10.1038/230362a0. PMID 4927725. S2CID 4283534.
  8. ^ TINOCO, IGNACIO; BORER, PHILIP N.; DENGLER, BARBARA; LEVINE, MARK D.; UHLENBECK, OLKE C.; CROTHERS, DONALD M.; GRALLA, JAY (November 1973). "Improved Estimation of Secondary Structure in Ribonucleic Acids". Nature New Biology. 246 (150): 40–41. doi:10.1038/newbio246040a0. PMID 4519026. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. ^ Founders Award page
  10. ^ "Harry Noller to Receive 2019 BPS Ignacio Tinoco Award". BPS Newsroom. Biophysical Society. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

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