American biochemist, and agronomist
Evelyn Joyce Weber (1928 - 2008) was an American biochemist, and agronomist. She was a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and the first woman to be a faculty member of the Agronomy Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign .
Early life and education
Evelyn Joyce Weber was born on Nov. 9, 1928, in Tower Hill , IL. She was the daughter of John Weber and Emma Schoch Weber.[ 1]
Dr. Weber graduated from Pana High School and then attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she received her BS in Chemistry in 1952. She continued at Illinois as a research assistant in plant lipid research before going on to complete her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Iowa State University . She then returned to Illinois as a research associate in biochemistry. In 1965, she became the University of Illinois' first woman in the Agronomy Department. Evelyn was a Professor of Plant Biochemistry from 1965 to 1987, and throughout most of her career she was the only woman in the faculty of that department. She retired in 1987 as a biochemist under a joint appointment from the U of I and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as well as a professor emerita in the agronomy department and a freelance editor and biochemical consultant.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Her papers are held at University of Illinois Archives.[ 7] She also has a paver in her honor in the Plaza of Heroines at Iowa State University (paver:22 and D:6 on the map ).[ 6]
Research
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Honors
Fellowships:[ 2]
Memberships:[ 2]
Works
Carter, H. E., Galanos, D. S., Gigg, R. H., Law, J. H., Nakayama, T., Smith, D. B., D. B., Weber, E. J. (1957). "Sphingolipides" . Federation Proceedings . 16 (3): 817– 824. PMID 13480365 .
Carter, H. E., Celmer, W. D., Galanos, D. S., Gigg, R. H., Lands, W. E. M., Law, J. H., Mueller, K. L., Nakayama, T., Tomizawa, H. H., Weber, E. (1958). "Biochemistry of the sphingolipides. X. Phytoglycolipide, a complex phytosphingosine-containing lipide from plant seeds" . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society . 35 (7): 335– 343. doi :10.1007/BF02640547 . hdl :2027.42/141721 . S2CID 84489673 .
Carter, H. E., Gigg, R. H., Law, J. H., Nakayama, T., Weber, E. J. (1958). "Biochemistry of the sphingolipides. XI. Structure of phytoglycolipide" . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 233 (6): 1309– 1314. doi :10.1016/S0021-9258(18)49332-5 . PMID 13610833 .
Hearn, W. R.; Weber, E. J.; Randolph, P. W.; Barks, N. E. (1961). "Corticotropin Releasing Activity of Synthetic Lysine Vasopressin". Experimental Biology and Medicine . 107 (3). SAGE Publications: 515– 517. doi :10.3181/00379727-107-26672 . ISSN 1535-3702 . PMID 13712598 . S2CID 31921962 .
Carter, H. E., Johnson, P., Weber, E. J. (1965). "Glycolipids" . Annual Review of Biochemistry . 34 : 109– 142. doi :10.1146/annurev.bi.34.070165.000545 . PMID 14321165 .
Johnson, P., Weber, E. J., Carter, H. E., Krober, M. S. (1965). "Detection of phospholipids on paper chromatograms by neutron activation" . Journal of Lipid Research . 6 (3): 425– 426. doi :10.1016/S0022-2275(20)39312-3 . PMID 14336212 .
Carter, H. E., Weber, E. J. (1966). "Preparation and properties of various salt forms of plant phosphatidyl inositols" . Lipids . 1 (1): 16– 20. doi :10.1007/BF02668119 . PMID 17805680 . S2CID 4056288 .
Weber, E. J. (1969). "Lipids of maturing grain of corn (Zea mays L.): I. Changes in lipid classes and fatty acid composition" . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society . 46 (9): 485– 488. doi :10.1007/BF02544374 . PMID 5808507 . S2CID 34905028 .
Stoller, E. W., Weber, E. J. (1970). "Lipid Constituents of Some Common Weed Seeds" . Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry . 18 (3): 361– 364. doi :10.1021/jf60169a005 . PMID 5487086 .
Weber, E. J. (1970). "Lipids of maturing grain of corn (Zea mays L.): - II. Changes in polar lipids" . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society . 47 (9): 340– 343. doi :10.1007/BF02638998 . PMID 5506690 . S2CID 31445299 .
De La Roche, I. A., Weber, E. J., Alexander, D. E. (1971). "The selective utilization of diglyceride species into maize triglycerides" . Lipids . 6 (8). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 537– 540. doi :10.1007/BF02531132 . ISSN 0024-4201 . PMID 27519512 . S2CID 4043278 . Retrieved 14 November 2023 .
De La Roche, I. A., Weber, E. J., Alexander, D. E. (1971). "Effects of fatty acid concentration and positional specificity on maize triglyceride structure" . Lipids . 6 (8): 531– 536. doi :10.1007/BF02531131 . PMID 27519511 . S2CID 4017885 .
De La Roche, I. A., Weber, E. J., Alexander, D. E. (1971). "The selective utilization of diglyceride species into maize triglycerides" . Lipids . 6 (8): 537– 540. doi :10.1007/BF02531132 . PMID 27519512 . S2CID 4043278 .
Weber, E. J., De La Roche, A., Alexander, D. E. (1971). "Erratum" . Lipids . 6 (9): 692. doi :10.1007/BF02531535 . S2CID 263986890 .
Weber, E. J., De La Roche, A., Alexander, D. E. (1971). "Stereospecific analysis of maize triglycerides" . Lipids . 6 (8): 525– 530. doi :10.1007/BF02531130 . PMID 27519510 . S2CID 4003755 .
Stoller, E. W., Weber, E. J., Wax, L. M. (1973). "The effects of herbicides on soybean seed constituents" . Journal of Environmental Quality . 2 (2): 241– 244. Bibcode :1973JEnvQ...2..241S . doi :10.2134/jeq1973.00472425000200020015x .
Weber, E. J., Alexander, D. E. (1975). "Breeding for lipid composition in corn" . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society . 52 (9): 370– 373. doi :10.1007/BF02639199 . S2CID 55768256 .
Weber, E. J. (1973). "Changes in structure of triglycerides from maturing kernels of corn" . Lipids . 8 (5): 295– 302. doi :10.1007/BF02531908 . PMID 27519879 . S2CID 4011721 .
Seyfried, T. N., Weber, E. J., Daniel, W. L. (1976). "Absence of brain ganglioside abnormalities in shambling mutant mice" . Journal of Neurochemistry . 27 (1): 295– 296. doi :10.1111/j.1471-4159.1976.tb01580.x . PMID 956836 . S2CID 7023434 .
Seyfried, T. N., Weber, E. J., Yu, R. K. (1977). "Influence of trichloracetic acid-phosphotungstic acid on the thin layer chromatographic mobility of gangliosides" . Lipids . 12 (11): 979– 980. doi :10.1007/BF02533321 . PMID 927050 . S2CID 3996037 .
Weber, E. J. (1979). "The lipids of corn germ and endosperm" . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society . 56 (6): 637– 641. doi :10.1007/BF02679340 . S2CID 85047561 .
Weber, E. J. (1980). "Corn Kernel Modification" . In Swain, T., Kleiman, R. (eds.). The Resource Potential in Phytochemistry . Springer US. pp. 97– 137. doi :10.1007/978-1-4684-8309-3_5 . ISBN 978-1-4684-8309-3 .
Weber, E. J. (1981). "Compositions of commercial corn and soybean lecithins" . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society . 58 (10): 898– 901. doi :10.1007/BF02659654 . S2CID 85079031 .
Gronewald, J. W., Abou-Khalil, W., Weber, E. J., Hanson, J. B. (1982). "Lipid composition of a plasma membrane enriched fraction of maize roots" . Phytochemistry . 21 (4): 859– 862. Bibcode :1982PChem..21..859G . doi :10.1016/0031-9422(82)80080-0 .
Weber, E. J. (1983). "Variation in corn (Zea mays L.) for fatty acid compositions of triglycerides and phospholipids" . Biochemical Genetics . 21 (1– 2): 1– 13. doi :10.1007/BF02395387 . PMID 6838482 . S2CID 264224078 .
Weber, E. J. (1984). "High performance liquid chromatography of the tocols in corn grain" . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society . 61 (7): 1231– 1234. doi :10.1007/BF02636259 . S2CID 96772173 .
Weber, E. J. (1987). "Carotenoids and tocols of corn grain determined by HPLC" . Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society . 64 (8): 1129– 1134. doi :10.1007/BF02612988 . S2CID 96228500 .
References
^ "Women who made a Difference" . historicexhibits.lib.iastate.edu . Retrieved 2023-10-13 .
^ a b c "Evelyn Weber Obituary (2008) - Champaign/Urbana, IL - The News-Gazette" . Legacy.com . Retrieved 2023-11-13 .
^ Agricultural Research . [Science and Education Administration], U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1979.
^ Division, United States Agricultural Research Service International Programs (1977). Foreign Agricultural Research Grants Completed Under the Special Foreign Currency Program (under Public Law 480, Sections 104(b)(1) and 104 (b)(3)): March 31, 1961 Through September 30, 1977 . Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, International Programs Division.
^ Staff, United States Science and Education Administration International Programs (1978). Completed Foreign Agricultural Research Grants: March 31, 1962 Through September 30, 1978 . Department of Agriculture, Science and Education Administration, International Programs Staff.
^ a b "Evelyn Joyce Weber – Plaza of Heroines" . Retrieved 2023-11-13 .
^ "Evelyn J. Weber Papers, 1945-2007 | University of Illinois Archives" . University of Illinois Archives Holdings Database . Retrieved 2023-10-13 .