Daniel Nathans

Daniel Nathans
Born(1928-10-30)October 30, 1928
DiedNovember 16, 1999(1999-11-16) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Delaware (BS)
Washington University in St. Louis (MD)
Known forRestriction enzymes
SpouseJoanne Gomberg
AwardsNAS Award in Molecular Biology (1976)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978)
National Medal of Science (1993)
Scientific career
FieldsMicrobiology
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Doctoral studentsRobert F. Margolskee
Marilyn S. Kozak

Daniel Nathans (October 30, 1928 – November 16, 1999) was an American microbiologist. He shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping.[1]

  1. ^ Daniel Nathans on Nobelprize.org Edit this at Wikidata, accessed 11 October 2020