Aaron Novick | |
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| Born | June 24, 1919 Toledo, Ohio, United States |
| Died | December 21, 2000 (aged 81) Eugene, Oregon, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Known for | chemostat feedback inhibition |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, Molecular Biology |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory Los Alamos Laboratory University of Oregon |
| Thesis | I. A kinetic study of the chromic acid oxidation of isopropyl alcohol. II. The iodination of fibroin. (1943) |
Aaron Novick (June 24, 1919 – December 21, 2000) is considered one of the founders of molecular biology. He started the University of Oregon's Institute of Molecular Biology, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, in 1959.
A graduate of the University of Chicago, he completed his doctorate in physical organic chemistry there in 1943, and then joined the Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory. He later worked at its Los Alamos Laboratory, and witnessed the Trinity nuclear test in July 1945.