Jerry L. Hedrick

Education

• B.S., Iowa State University - Chemistry - 1958.
• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Physiological Chemistry - 1961.

Research Interests

Structure-function relations of proteins and glycoproteins. Lectins. Proteases. Cellular and molecular biology of fertilization

Awards

1. Academic Senate Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award, UC Davis, 2002.
2. John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, 1971-1972, "Studies on the Biochemistry of Fertilization", Cambridge, England.
3. Chair of Organizing Committee, 3rd International Symposium on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Egg- and Embryo-Coats, Granlibakken Conference Center, Tahoe City, California, August 27-31, 2000.
4. Citation Classic by the Institute for Scientific Information, "Size and charge isomer separation and the estimation of molecular weights of proteins. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 126, 155 (1968)." one of the 101 most cited articles of the 1960's in biochemistry and molecular biology.
5. (E. Garfield, Current Contents 35:4-5, 1979).
6. Chairman, Gordon Research Conference, "Fertilization and Activation of Development,"
7. Plymouth, NH, August 17-21, 1987.
8. Chair of Organizing Committee, 3rd International Symposium on the Molecular and Cell Biology of Egg- and Embryo-Coats, Granlibakken Conference Center, Tahoe City, California, August 27-31, 2000