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Juda Quastel

Who

Juda Quastel · Science & Medicine

What

Biochemist and a founder of neurochemistry and soil microbiology

When

1899, Sheffield, England, UK — 1987, Vancouver, Canada

Where

United Kingdom · Canada (Montreal · Vancouver)

Biography

Juda Quastel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Biochemist and a founder of neurochemistry and soil microbiology

How & why

Quastel, a British Sephardic Jewish biochemist, was a founder of neurochemistry and of soil microbiology, pioneering the study of brain metabolism and of the biochemical processes that make soils fertile. His work bridged enzyme chemistry, agriculture and the nervous system, and he continued a distinguished research career in Canada.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science

Contributions & Sources

Biochemist and a founder of neurochemistry and soil microbiology

1899

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science