Jorge Awapara publications

Collection

Identifier: UA 0325

Staff Only

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Scope and Contents

Publications by Jorge Awapara, arranged in order chronologically.

Dates

Creation: 1941 - 1978

Creator

Awapara, Jorge, 1918-2005 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from this material must be facilitated through the Woodson Research Center.

The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Jorge Awapara was born in Arequipa Peru on January 15, 1918. He studied chemistry in Germany at the Rheinisch Wesfaelische Technische Hochschule, (now Aachen University of Technology) from 1936-39. With the onset of WWII he returned to Arequipa briefly, then transferred his studies to Michigan State University where he obtained Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in 1941 and 1942. His doctorate in Biochemistry was awarded by the University of Southern California in 1948. He was a Research Associate at the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Hospital from 1948 until 1957 at which time he joined the faculty of Rice Institute (now Rice University) as an Associate Professor, becoming Full Professor in 1962. During his career at M. D. Anderson Hospital and Rice University he made many important contributions to the field of biochemistry which received a large number of citations in world literature. His research work was internationally known. He retired in 1984.