Daniel Nathans
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| Daniel Nathans | |
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| Born | October 30 1928 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Died | November 16 1999 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Microbiology |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Restriction enzymes |
| Notable prizes | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978) National Medal of Science (1993) |
Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist.
He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the last of nine children born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents. During the Great Depression his father lost his small business and was unemployed for a long period of time. Nathans went to public schools and then to the University of Delaware, where he studied chemistry, philosophy, and literature. He received his M.D. degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1954. Nathans served as President of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland from 1995 to 1996.
Along with Werner Arber and Hamilton Smith, Nathans received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978 for the discovery of restriction enzymes.He was also awarded with National Medal of Science in 1993.
In 1999, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine announced the creation of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine that was named in his honor posthumously along with Victor McKusick [1]. In 2005, the School of Medicine named one of its four colleges after Dr. Nathans.
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| Preceded by William C. Richardson | President of the Johns Hopkins University June 1995 – August 1996 | Succeeded by William R. Brody |
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| NAME | Nathans, Daniel |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American Microbiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilmington, Delaware |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1999 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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