Audrey Stevens Niyogi

Audrey Stevens Niyogi
Audrey Stevens Niyogi, co-discoverer of RNA polymerase, at home in Oak Ridge, TN, February 12, 2002
Born
Audrey Louise Stevens

(1932-07-21)21 July 1932
Leigh, Nebraska, United States
Died28 February 2010(2010-02-28) (aged 77)
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, US
Education
Known forCo-discoverer of RNA polymerase
SpouseSalil Kumar Niyogi
ChildrenKris Kumar Niyogi
Dev Kumar Niyogi
AwardsElection to the National Academy of Sciences

Audrey Stevens Niyogi (July 21, 1932 – February 28, 2010) was an American biochemist, best known as a co-discoverer of RNA polymerase.[1][2]

  1. ^ Hurwitz, Jerard (December 2005). "The Discovery of RNA Polymerase". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280 (52): 42477–85. doi:10.1074/jbc.X500006200. PMID 16230341.
  2. ^ Heppel, Leon A. (December 2004). "Reminiscences of Leon A. Heppel". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279 (51): 52807–52811. doi:10.1074/jbc.X400007200. PMID 15371456.