Robert J. Suhadolnik
Robert J. Suhadolnik (1925 −January 26, 2016 in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) was an American biochemist known for his work with HIV, chronic fatigue syndrome, and antibiotics. Early life Suhadolnik was born and raised in Forest City, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1949, a master's in chemistry from Iowa State University in 1953, and a doctorate in biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1956. Professional career Suhadolnik served as Director of the Department of Bio-organic Chemistry at Albert Einstein Medical Center from 1960 or 1961 to 1974, where he led research into cancer, and wrote two reference books on the biosynthesis of antibiotics. In 1974, he became a professor of biochemistry at Temple University, where his work led to the discovery of an enzymatic marker for chronic fatigue syndrome, countering the view that the syndrome was purely psychological. Suhadolnik retired from Temple University in 2008; the Philadelphia Inquirer noted that his research continued to be funded for several years afterward, with "uninterrupted research grant support from 1961 to 2015 from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health". Katalin Karikó Suhadolnik played a crucial role in the scientific career