From colloids to proteases

The present autobiographical review describes my professional experiences a s a graduate student in Vienna, Austria, the postdoctoral experiences at th e University of London, University of Minnesota, and at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. This was followed by a faculty appointment at Duke University where I rose through the ranks from assistant professor to professor of phy sical biochemistry from 1938 to 1950. This account includes both scientific and cultural episodes and anecdotes. In 1950 I moved to Seattle to become founding chairman and professor in the Department of Biochemistry as will b e described elsewhere. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.