Maurice Sanford Fox | |
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| Born | Maurice Sanford Fox October 11, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2020 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Molecular Biology, Genetic Mutation |
| Awards | Docteur Honoris Causa, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France (1994) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular Biology |
| Institutions | Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Willard Libby |
| Doctoral students | David Botstein |
| Other notable students | H. Robert Horvitz |
Maurice Sanford Fox (October 11, 1924 – January 26, 2020) was an American geneticist and molecular biologist, and professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he served as department chair between 1985 and 1989. His pioneering investigations of bacterial transformation helped illuminate the mechanisms by which donor DNA enters and is integrated into a host cell. His research also contributed to our understanding of mechanisms of DNA mutation, recombination, and mismatch repair more generally. Ancillary activities include his critical role in the establishment of the Council for a Livable World. He was married to photo researcher Sally Fox,[1] who died in 2006, for over 50 years, and has three sons (Jonathan, Gregory, and Michael). Fox died in January 2020 at the age of 95.[2]
- ^ "Sally Cherniavsky Fox, 1929 - 2006 | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ^ Maurice Fox, professor emeritus of biology, dies at 95