I. Robert Lehman

I. Robert Lehman
Born (1924-10-05) October 5, 1924 (age 100)
Tauragė, Lithuania
NationalityAmerican
Occupationbiochemist

Israel Robert Lehman (born October 5, 1924) is a Lithuanian-born American biochemist. His work primarily focused on the study of DNA replication and repair, as well as the replication of phages and the herpes virus. Notably, he collaborated with Arthur Konrberg in the discovery of DNA polymerase and the reaction responsible for genetic material replication. He also made major contributions in characterizing the process of homologous recombination. He served as the head of the Department of Biochemistry at Stanford University from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1984 to 1986. Lehman was awarded the Merk Prize by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.[1][2][3][4]

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  2. ^ Lehman, I. Robert (June 6, 2019). "I. Robert Lehman : An Oral History". Stanford Historical Society – via Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
  3. ^ Lehman, I. R. (April 7, 1998). "Recollections of a DNA enzymologist". Protein Science. 7 (4): 1061–1066. doi:10.1002/pro.5560070425. ISSN 0961-8368. PMC 2143981. PMID 9568914.
  4. ^ Kresge, Nicole; Simoni, Robert D.; Hill, Robert L. (January 12, 2007). "Insights into DNA Joining: I. Robert Lehman's Work on DNA Ligase". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282 (2): e1–e3. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(20)73504-0.