Marshall Warren Nirenberg | |
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.jpg) Nirenberg in 2002 | |
| Born | April 10, 1927 New York City, New York |
| Died | January 15, 2010 (aged 82) New York City, New York |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Contribution to solving the genetic code |
| Spouse(s) | Perola Zaltzman-Nirenberg (1961-2001; her death) Myrna M. Weissman (m. 2005-2010; his death) |
| Awards | NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1962) National Medal of Science (1964) Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (1964) Gairdner Foundation International Award (1967) Albert Lasker Award (1968) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968) Franklin Medal (1968) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1968) William H. Nichols Medal (1969) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | National Institutes of Health |
| Doctoral advisor | James F. Hogg |
Marshall Warren Nirenberg (April 10, 1927 – January 15, 2010)[1] was an American biochemist and geneticist.[2] He shared a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 with Har Gobind Khorana and Robert W. Holley for "breaking the genetic code" and describing how it operates in protein synthesis. In the same year, together with Har Gobind Khorana, he was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University.
- ^ Wade, Nicholas (January 21, 2010), "Marshall Nirenberg, Biologist Who Untangled Genetic Code, Dies at 82", NY Times.
- ^ "Marshall Nirenberg Biography". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-01-09.