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Marion M. Bradford
American scientist (1946–2021)
Marion Mckinley Bradford (October 28, 1946 - May 3, 2021) was an American scientist[1] who developed and patented the Bradford protein assay,[2] a method to quickly quantify the amount of protein in a sample.[3][4] His paper describing the method is among the most cited scholarly articles of all time.[5][6][7]
Biography
Early life and education
Bradford was born October 28, 1946, in Rome, Georgia, US, and received his B.A.
from Shorter College there in 1967.[1] In 1971 he married Janet Holliday.[1][8] He obtained his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Georgia in 1975, and his use of the Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 dye to detect proteins, which became known as the Bradford assay, was patented in 1976.[9]
Career
Bradford was employed by the University of Georgia as a research biochemist from 1977 t