Dr. Paul Boyer has devoted his career as a researcher and educator to unraveling riddles about fundamental chemical processes that affect all life. Professor Boyer devoted six decades of work to the study of enzymes, particularly to the study of oxidative phosphorilization, the process in which the energy that organisms acquire from food is converted largely to ATP.

Follow the links for more inormation on Paul Boyer:

• Autobiography
• CNN says, "The Nobel prizes for scientific achievements are among the most coveted awards in the world . . . nine men will receive $1 million prizes in chemistry, physics, economics and medicine. The winners include six Americans, one Frenchman, one Briton and one Dane."
• Photo Gallery of Boyer at the Nobel Prize Ceremony.
• UCLA Daily Bruin writes, "Although he is a molecular biologist, Nobel Prize winner Paul Boyer was welcomed back to UCLA like a rock star."
• UCLA Today has some great articles on Boyer in their Archives section.

Some science-related UCLA sites:

• Challenge is UCLA's research magazine. Published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor, Research, Challenge provides an overview of the school's research environment and commitment.
• Research @ UCLA provides important information about the research activities and expertise at UCLA. New web links to research news, projects and opportunities are added frequently.
• UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry has a tradition of excellence and is ranked among the best in the country, as evidenced by the quality of its programs, the caliber of its faculty, and the excellence of its students. The Department is a leader in cutting-edge research and innovative educational programs
• UCLA Science & Engineering Library
• Undergraduate Research at UCLA is an entry point for students interested in getting involved in undergraduate research and provides visitors with a snapshot of students in research and the links between education and research.

More information about Boyer's co-recipients:

• Jens C. Skou
• John E. Walker

More on the Nobel Prize:

• The Nobel Foundation is the official website.
• The Nobel Prize Internet Archive is not the official website, but has some good information and links on winners past and present

UCLA programs currently running on UCTV:

• Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture: Talking Peace -- Jimmy Carter
• A Conversation with UCLA Professor Emeritus Paul D. Boyer
• A Conversation with UCLA Professor Louis J. Ignarro
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• The Evolution of International Entrepreneurship
• Experiences in International Entrepreneurship
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  • Giorgio Buccellati
  • Robert B. Goldberg
  • Harvey R. Herschman
  • Carole Pateman
  • Michael E. Phelps
  • S. Lawrence Zipursky
  • Christopher B. Donnan
  • Andrea M. Ghez
• Mildred Mathias: A Lifetime of Memories
• Rethinking National Security
• Roth Quartet: The Sixteen Quartets of Beethoven
• The Struggle for Social Justice: Excerpts from a Symposium on Recognition, Peparations and Redress
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  • The Struggle of Inequality: Manning Marable, Columbia University
• The View From Within: Japanese-American Art from the Internment Camps, 1942-1945