Claim: Alton Meister, an American biochemist who made pioneering contributions to the study of glutathione metabolism, earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and an MD from Cornell University Medical College, and in served as chairman of its biochemistry department from 1967 -1991.
Evidence: Alton Meister (1922–1995) was an American biochemist who made pioneering contributions to the study of glutathione metabolism. He received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and an MD from Cornell University Medical College (now Weill Cornell Medical College). Meister returned to Cornell University Medical College in 1967 and served as chairman of its biochemistry department until 1991.