Dave Garner | |
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| Born | Christopher David Garner 9 November 1941 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Awards | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biological Inorganic Chemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Crystal structures of Group IV metal nitrates (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Clive Addison[citation needed] |
| Doctoral students | James Naismith[1] |
Christopher David Garner FRSC FRS (born 9 November 1941) is a British retired chemist, whose research work was in the growing field of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. His research primarily focussed on the role of transition metal elements in biological processes, for which he published over 400 original papers and reviews on the topic.[2] His specific interests lie in the roles of Molybdenum and Tungsten as the metal centres in various enzyme cofactors based on the molybdopterin molecule.[3]
As well as his research work, Garner has also been a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, for which he has been a member of the council for many years and served as President from 2008 to 2010.[4]
- ^ Professor Jim Naismith biography Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, via Diamond Light Source
- ^ "GARNER, Prof. (Christopher) David". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (online edition via Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ David Garner's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
- ^ "RSC President – David Garner". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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