Donald Voet received his B.S. in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1960, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University in 1966 under the direction of William Lipscomb, and then did his postdoctoral research in the Biology Department at MIT with Alexander Rich. Upon completion of his postdoc in 1969, Don became a faculty member within the Chemistry Department at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught a variety of biochemistry courses as well as general chemistry and X-ray crystallography. Don’s research has focused on the X-ray crystallography of molecules of biological interest. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University, the University of California at San Diego, and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Don is the coauthor of three previous editions of Fundamentals of Biochemistry (first published in 1999) as well as four editions of Biochemistry, a more advanced textbook (first published in 1990). Together with Judith G. Voet, Don is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. He is a member of the Education Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and continues to be an invited speaker at numerous national and international venues. He, together with Judith G. Voet, received the 2012 award for Exemplary Contributions to Education from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). His hobbies include backpacking, scuba diving, skiing, travel, photography, and writing biochemistry textbooks.
Judith (“Judy”) Voet was educated in the New York City public schools, received her B.S. in Chemistry from Antioch College and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Brandeis University under the direction of Robert H. Abeles. She has done postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, and the Fox Chase Cancer Center. Judy’s main area of research involves enzyme reaction mechanisms and inhibition. She taught Biochemistry at the University of Delaware before moving to Swarthmore College, where she taught biochemistry, introductory chemistry and instrumental methods for 26 years, reaching the position of James H. Hammons Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and twice serving as department chair before going on “permanent sabbatical leave.” Judy has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University, U.K., University of California, San Diego, University of Pennsylvania, and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. She is a co-author of three previous editions of Fundamentals of Biochemistry and four editions of the more advanced text, Biochemistry. Judy is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. She has been a National Councilor for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Biochemistry Division, a member of the Education and Professional Development Committee of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), and the Education Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). She, together with Donald Voet, received the 2012 award for Exemplary Contributions to Education from the ASBMB. Her hobbies include hiking, backpacking, scuba diving, and tap dancing.
Charlotte Pratt received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Notre Dame and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Duke University under the direction of Salvatore Pizzo. Although she originally intended to be a marine biologist, she discovered that Biochemistry offered the most compelling answers to many questions about biological structure–function relationships and the molecular basis for human health and disease. She conducted postdoctoral research in the Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has taught at the University of Washington and currently teaches and supervises undergraduate researchers at Seattle Pacific University. Developing new teaching materials for the classroom and student laboratory is a long-term interest. In addition to working as an editor of several biochemistry textbooks, she has co-authored Essential Biochemistry and previous editions of Fundamentals of Biochemistry. When not teaching or writing, she enjoys hiking and gardening.
