Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry

John R. Jefferson is a professor of Chemistry at Luther College in Decorah IA, USA. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a BA degree in Chemistry in 1979 and completed his PhD in Physical Chemistry from The Catholic University of American in Washington DC in 1987. His PhD thesis was supported by the American Red Cross and involved the synthesis and use of novel nucleotide probes to study the mechanism of blood platelet activation. After graduation, he spent two years at the NIH studying zinc-enzymes, followed by two years at the University of Cincinnati studying cellular cholesterol metabolism. Since coming to Luther in 1991, he has had three sabbatical appointments at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN studying glycolipid transport and extracellular-vesicle trafficking. John has published over 25 peer reviewed research articles and has directed numerous undergraduate research projects. His hobbies include sailing and leather-craft.