David Ballou

David P. Ballou
Nationality American
Citizenship American
Alma materAntioch College
University of Michigan
Known forPresteady-state enzyme kinetics methods
SpouseJean Ballou
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Thesis (1971)
Doctoral advisorGraham Palmer
Other academic advisorsVince Massey
Minor J. Coon

David P. Ballou is a professor emeritus of biological chemistry at the University of Michigan Medical School in the United States. He is best known for his development of rapid-reaction techniques, including stopped flow and rapid freeze-quench EPR methods, as tools to study the mechanisms of enzymes containing flavin, iron, cobalamin, or pyridoxal phosphate cofactors. Many of these studies were performed in collaboration with other scientists, most often with colleagues at Michigan.