RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

148 THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
of the hormones in crystalline form is a biochemical
problem. Much of the work in vitamins and
enzymes is of a chemical nature. Biochemistry
is fundamental to many of the important problems
in the field of biology. Professor du Vigneaud
is developing his department along two
lines, emphasizing: (1) the biochemistry of the
hormones, and (2) the chemistry and intermediary
metabolism of the amino acids, peptides, and
the proteins. In the endocrine field studies are in
progress on the chemistry of insulin and other
substances. Emphasis is also placed upon the
chemistry and metabolism of cystine, a substance
related to insulin and to the post-pituitary
hormone.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Parathyroid Hormone and Calcium and Phosphorus
Metabolism
The sum of $10,000 was appropriated to the
Massachusetts General Hospital for use over a
three-year period beginning September 1, 1935,
for research on the parathyroid hormone and
calcium and phosphorus metabolism under the
direction of Dr. Fuller Albright, with the assistance
of Dr. H. W. Sulkowitch, the latter
working chiefly on the biochemical and physicochemical
aspects of the problem. The grant
was made in support of research in the endocrine
control of calcium, phosphorus, and mag-
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