Norton Zinder | |
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| Born | Norton David Zinder November 7, 1928 New York City, New York |
| Died | February 3, 2012 (aged 83) New York City, New York |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
| Known for | Transduction Virology |
| Awards | Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award (1962) NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1966) AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility (1982) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology |
| Institutions | Rockefeller University |
| Doctoral advisor | Joshua Lederberg |
| Doctoral students | Harvey Lodish Nina Fedoroff Jef Boeke |
Norton David Zinder (November 7, 1928 – February 3, 2012)[1] was an American biologist famous for his discovery of genetic transduction. Zinder was born in New York City, received his A.B. from Columbia University in 1947, Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1952, and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1969. He led a lab at Rockefeller University until shortly before his death.[2]
In 1966 he was awarded the NAS Award in Molecular Biology from the National Academy of Sciences.[3]