Jerzy Władysław Jurka | |
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| Born | 4 June 1950 |
| Died | 19 July 2014 (aged 64)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University (M.Sc. Chemistry) University of Warsaw (D.Sc. Molecular Biology) Harvard University (Post-doc) |
| Known for | Contributions to understanding of transposable elements |
| Spouse | Dr. Elzbieta Jurka |
| Children | Michael Jurka Matthew Jurka Timothy Jurka |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry Molecular Biology |
Jerzy Władysław Jurka (June 4, 1950 – July 19, 2014) was a Polish-American computational and molecular biologist. He served as the assistant director of research at the Linus Pauling Institute prior to founding the Genetic Information Research Institute. He collaborated with several notable scientists including Linus Pauling, George Irving Bell, Roy Britten, Temple Smith, and Emile Zuckerkandl.[2] His Erdős number is 3, using the path through Temple Smith and Stanislaw Ulam.[3]
- ^ "Jerzy Jurka". MercuryNews.com.
- ^ "An Oral History of the Linus Pauling Institute". Oregon State University.
- ^ The Erdős Project, "Paths to Erdős"