Donald Voet

Donald Voet
Born(1938-11-29)November 29, 1938
DiedApril 11, 2023(2023-04-11) (aged 84)
EducationCalifornia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Known forX-ray crystallography, author (with J. G. Voet) of Biochemistry and other textbooks.
SpouseJudith G. Voet
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
ThesisSome borane derivative structures (1967)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Lipscomb
Other academic advisorsAlexander Rich

Donald Herman Voet (November 29, 1938 – April 11, 2023) was an American biochemist who was emeritus associate professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. His laboratory used x-ray crystallography to understand structure-function relationships in proteins. He and his wife, Judith G. Voet, are authors of biochemistry text books that are widely used in undergraduate and graduate curricula.