Donald Morris Crothers | |
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 Don Crothers, photographed 18 June 2011 | |
| Born | January 28, 1937 |
| Died | March 16, 2014 (aged 77) |
| Nationality |  American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Cambridge UCSD |
| Known for | Nucleic acid structure and function |
| Spouse | Leena Kareoja-Crothers |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Thesis | The denaturation of helical polynucleotides (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bruno Zimm |
Donald Crothers (January 28, 1937 – March 16, 2014) was a professor of chemistry at Yale University in the United States. He was best known for his work on nucleic acid structure and function.