Robert H. Herman
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| Born | December 19, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1980 (aged 55) San Francisco, Califonia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
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| Years active | 1950–1980 |
| Known for | U.S. Army Medical and Nutrition Research Laboratory,Principles of Metabolic Control in Mammalian Systems |
| Spouse(s) | Yaye F. Tokuyama Herman |
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Robert H. Herman M.D. (December 19, 1925 – December 25, 1980) was an American author, biochemist, nutritionist, physician, soldier, and scientist. Herman was a gastroenterologist and expert in human nutrition with interests in food intolerance, gastrointestinal enzymes, inborn errors of metabolism, metabolic control, and lactose deficiency. Herman earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a Medical Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, and served his medical internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.[1] Herman was married to Yaye F. Tokuyama Herman, his lifetime scientific collaborator, who he met while both were students at the University of Chicago and she was a member of the Women's Army Corps.[1]
Military service
Herman served in World War Two as an enlisted person for two years,[2] and spent most of his life on active duty in the United States Army Medical Corps. Herman played an important role in the development of probably one of the most advanced military nutrition and metabolism medical research units of its time, the U.S. Army Medical and Nutrition Research Laboratory,[1] first at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, and later at the Letterman Army Institute of Research of the Letterman Army Medical Center at the Presidio of San Francisco in San Francisco California. At the Letterman Army Institute of Research, Dr. Herman held the rank of Colonel in the US Army and served as the Director of the Department of Medicine.[3]
Theoretical biology
In 1980, Herman edited Principles of Metabolic Control in Mammalian Systems with co-authors Robert M. Cohen M.D. and Pamela D. McNamara M.D. of the University of Pennsylvania. In chapter one, entitled The Principles of Metabolic Control, Herman advanced the following five "Fundamental Theorems of Theoretical Biology."[4]
- "The basic principles of chemistry and physics govern the chemical reactions and related processes that occur within the cell."
- "...the sequential acquisition of biological function by proteins and nucleic acids is a reflection of the evolutionary sequence of development."
- "...the continued synthesis and degradation of proteins and enzymes constitutes the life process by enabling the metabolic network to achieve negative entropy and remain in a far-from-equilibrium condition."
- "...all disease is a consequence of at least one abnormality of at least one of biochemical function."
- "...psychiatric disorders and mental illness have a biochemical basis, however poorly understood."
These theorems were all buttressed by chapters in the book, including the final chapter written by Dr. Herman and Robert H. Cohn entitled, "The Biochemical Basis of Disease."
American society for nutrition
Herman published numerous articles in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, served as the editor in chief of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and died while in office in December of 1980.[5] Herman was also apparently the immediate past president of the American Society for Nutrition at the time of his death.[6]
Awards
Herman was awarded the McCollum Award by the American Society for Nutrition posthumously in 1981.[7] Since 1983, the American Society for Nutrition has granted the Robert H. Herman Award to clinical investigators whose research has makes important contributions to clinical nutrition in areas related to the biochemical and metabolic aspects of human nutrition.[6] In 1980, Robert H. Herman M.D. was awarded the United States Army Legion of Merit.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Herbert, Victor D. , Simopoulous, Artemis P. , American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 34, June 1981, p. 1175
- ↑ The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 34, Issue 6, June 1981, Page 1174, doi:10.1093/ajcn/34.6.1174
- ↑ United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, History of Human Research in the US Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service: People Events and Accomplishments, November 2017, p. 304
- ↑ Herman, Robert H., Cohen, Robert M., McNamara, Pamela, Principles of Metabolic Control in Mammalian Systems, 1980, Plenum Press, New York
- ↑ Halstead, Charles H., We Are Fifty, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 77, Issue 1, January 2003, Pages 1–2, https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/77/1/1/4689626
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Swan, Patricia B., The American Society for Nutritional Sciences (1979–2003): Years of Action and Change, The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 133, Issue 3, March 2003, Pages 646–656, https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/133/3/646/4688008
- ↑ The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 34, Issue 6, June 1981, Page 1174, doi:10.1093/ajcn/34.6.1174
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