List of Jewish American biologists and physicians
This is a list of notable Jewish American biologists and physicians. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.
- David Baltimore, reverse transcriptase, Nobel Prize (1975)[1]
- Baruj Benacerraf, immunologist, Nobel Prize (1980)[2]
- Baruch Blumberg, hepatitis B virus, Nobel Prize (1976)[3]
- Gerty Cori, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1947)[4]
- Gertrude Elion, drug development, Nobel Prize (1988)[5]
- Stanley Falkow, "father of molecular microbial pathogenesis", National Medal of Science (2016)[6]
- Alfred G. Gilman, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1994)[7]
- H. Robert Horvitz, biologist, Nobel Prize (2002)[8]
- David Julius, nociception, Nobel Prize (2021)[9]
- Eric Kandel, biologist, Nobel Prize (2000)[10]
- C. Henry Kempe, physician, first to identify and recognize child abuse[11]
- Arthur Kornberg, DNA replication, Nobel Prize (1959)[12]
- Alisha Kramer, physician and health activist[13]
- Esther Lederberg, geneticist[14]
- Fritz Lipmann, coenzyme A, Nobel Prize (1953)[15]
- Hermann Muller, geneticist, Nobel Prize (1946) (Jewish mother)[16]
- Daniel Nathans, microbiologist, Nobel Prize (1978)[17]
- Jonas Salk, polio vaccine[18]
- Howard Temin, reverse transcriptase, Nobel Prize (1975)[19]
- George Wald, retina pigmentation, Nobel Prize (1967).[20]
- Bret Weinstein, evolutionary biologist[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Physiology or Medicine 1975 - Press Release" (Press release). October 1975. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1980 1980 Nobel Medicine Winners
- ^ ""Baruch S. Blumberg - Autobiography." Nobel Prize.". Nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "Carl and Gerti Cori and Carbohydrate Metabolism". American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ Wasserman, Elga R. (2000). The door in the dream : conversations with eminent women in science. Joseph Henry Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-309-06568-2.
- ^ Amieva, Manuel R. (2018-06-07). "Stanley Falkow (1934-2018)". Nature. 558 (7709): 190. Bibcode:2018Natur.558..190A. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05377-6. S2CID 46958780.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1994". Nobel Media AB. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "H. Robert Horvitz – Nobel diploma". Nobel Prizes and Laureates. NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Agencies and TOI staff. "Prof. whose grandparents fled antisemitism in Czarist Russia wins medicine Nobel". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Eric Kandel Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000". Nobel Prizes and Laureates. NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Kempe, Annie (2013). "Chapter 2: Dr. C. Henry Kempe: A Daughter's Perspective". In Krugman, Richard D.; Korbin, Jill E. (eds.). C. Henry Kempe: A 50 Year Legacy to the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect. Heidelberg: Springer Dordrecht. pp. 7–12. ISBN 9789400740846. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Lehman, I. R. (2012). "Arthur Kornberg. 3 March 1918 -- 26 October 2007". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 58: 151–161. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2012.0032.
- ^ Forman, Ethan M. (March 11, 2021). "Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff's Jewish family began its American dream in Peabody". JewishJournal.org.
Dr. Alisha Kramer, also is Jewish.
- ^ Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, January 19, 2007 p.45
- ^ "Fritz Lipmann - Biographical". Nobel Prize.
- ^ "Hermann J. Muller - Biographical". Nobel Prize.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978". NobelPrize.org.
- ^ "About Jonas Salk – Salk Institute for Biological Studies". Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Howard M. Temin – Autobiography. nobelprize.org
- ^ The Nobel Foundation. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1967". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Frommer, Rachel (June 13, 2017). "Embattled Evergreen State Professor Accused of Hiding Racism Behind His Judaism". Algemeiner Journal. Retrieved February 1, 2019.