Professor Merrifield is Professor Emeritus at the Rockfeller University, New York. He was the sole recipient of the 1984 Nobel prize in Chemistry for his revolutionary workin developing a method of synthesizing peptides and protiens. Professor Merrifield is the recipient of many national and international awards including the Lasker Award, Gairdner Award, Infra-Science Award, A.C.S. Award, Nichols Award, Pierce Award, Chemistry and the Order of San Carlos (Colombia). He was Nobel Guest Professor in 1968 and is a member os the National Academy of Sciences (USA). Professor Merrifield has published over 150 articles in various scientific journals worldwide.