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> [In marked contrast to the University of Wisconsin, Biochemistry was hardly visible at Stanford in 1945, consisting of only two professors in the chemistry department.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/in-marked-contrast-to-the-university-of-wisconsin-biochemistry-was/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

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> [The war project at Stanford was essentially completed, and I accepted an offer of an Assistant Professorship at the University of Minnesota, which had a good biochemistry department.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/the-war-project-at-stanford-was-essentially-completed-and-i-accepted/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

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## Other authors on Stanford

## More by Paul D. Boyer

> [The geographical isolation and lack of television made world happenings and problems seem remote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/the-geographical-isolation-and-lack-of-television-made-world/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [Her death contributed to my later interest in studying biochemistry, an interest that has not been fulfilled in the sense that my accomplishments remain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/her-death-contributed-to-my-later-interest-in-studying-biochemistry/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [In marked contrast to the University of Wisconsin, Biochemistry was hardly visible at Stanford in 1945, consisting of only two professors in the chemistry department.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/in-marked-contrast-to-the-university-of-wisconsin-biochemistry-was/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [The war project at Stanford was essentially completed, and I accepted an offer of an Assistant Professorship at the University of Minnesota, which had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/the-war-project-at-stanford-was-essentially-completed-and-i-accepted/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [Family trips to Yellowstone and to what are now national parks in Southern Utah, driving the primitive roads and cars of that day, were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/family-trips-to-yellowstone-and-to-what-are-now-national-parks-in/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/more-by-example-than-by-word-my-father-taught-me-logical-reasoning/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/it-wasn-t-until-late-high-school-and-early-college-that-i-gained/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/concentrated-serum-albumin-fractionated-from-blood-plasma-was/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/mountain-hikes-instilled-in-me-a-life-long-urge-to-get-to-the-top-of/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [This led to the discovery that long chain fatty acids would remarkably stabilize serum albumin to heat denaturation, and would even reverse the denaturation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/this-led-to-the-discovery-that-long-chain-fatty-acids-would/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/i-participated-on-debating-teams-and-in-student-government-and-served/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [The Brigham Young University (BYU) campus was just a few blocks from my home and tuition was minimal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/the-brigham-young-university-byu-campus-was-just-a-few-blocks-from-my/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [The experience reminds me of a favorite saying: Most of the yield from research efforts comes from the coal that is mined while looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/the-experience-reminds-me-of-a-favorite-saying-most-of-the-yield-from/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [If our society continues to support basic research on how living organisms function, it is likely that my great grandchildren will be spared the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/if-our-society-continues-to-support-basic-research-on-how-living/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

> [An unexpected benefit of my career in biochemistry has been travel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-d-boyer/an-unexpected-benefit-of-my-career-in-biochemistry-has-been-travel/)

[Paul D. Boyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-d-boyer/)

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