“As I remember it” research on biosynthesis of fatty acids,triglycerides, squalene,and cholesterol

Dr. George Popják, recipient of the 1977 Award in Lipid Chemistry, presented a chronological account of his career in lipid biochemistry during, his address to the American Oil Chemists' Society on May 9, 1977, in New York City during the Society's 68th Annual Meeting. The address covers his early work in fetal lipids, through his pioneering studies of cholesterol and squalene biosynthesis, and his present work on mevalonate metabolism. “On reading the citation for this award,”. Dr. Popják said, “I, had difficulty in deciding the topics for this address. I chose, rightly or wrongly, an autobiographical approach and to relate, as best I can remember, how I started and progressed in the study of the biochemistry of lipids.”