Charles Cantor

Not to be confused with actor Charlie Cantor.
Charles R. Cantor
Born (1942-08-26) August 26, 1942 (age 82)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forPulse field gel electrophoresis
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular genetics
InstitutionsColumbia University
University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisorIgnacio Tinoco Jr.

Charles R. Cantor[1] (born August 26, 1942) is an American molecular geneticist who, in conjunction with David Schwartz, developed pulse field gel electrophoresis for very large DNA molecules.[2] Cantor's three-volume book Biophysical Chemistry,[3][4][5] co-authored with Paul Schimmel, was an influential textbook in the 1980s and 1990s.

  1. ^ "CV of Dr. Charles Cantor - Institute of Biophysics" (PDF). Institute of Biophysics of Chinese Academy of Sciences. August 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-17. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Schwartz, David C.; Cantor, Charles R. (1984). "Separation of yeast chromosome-sized DNAs by pulsed field gradient gel electrophoresis". Cell. 37 (1): 67–75. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(84)90301-5. PMID 6373014. S2CID 30743288.
  3. ^ Cantor, Charles R.; Schimmel, Paul R. (15 March 1980). Biophysical Chemistry: Part I: The Conformation of Biological Macromolecules. ISBN 978-0716711889.
  4. ^ Cantor, Charles R.; Schimmel, Paul R. (15 April 1980). Biophysical Chemistry: Part II: Techniques for the Study of Biological Structure and Function. ISBN 978-0716711902.
  5. ^ Cantor, Charles R.; Schimmel, Paul R. (15 June 1980). Biophysical Chemistry: Part III: The Behavior of Biological Macromolecules. ISBN 978-0716711926.