John Abelson

John Abelson
Born (1938-10-19) 19 October 1938 (age 86)
TitleGeorge Beadle Professor of Biology (retired)
SpouseChristine Guthrie
Academic background
EducationWashington State University
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Academic work
DisciplineMolecular biology
Sub-disciplineBiophysics
Biochemistry
Genetics
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
Agouron Institute
University of California, San Diego

John Norman Abelson (born 1938 in Grand Coulee, Washington[1]) is an American molecular biologist with expertise in biophysics, biochemistry, and genetics. He was a professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

  1. ^ Nicole Kresge, Robert D. Simoni and Robert L. Hill, 2009, DNA Transcription and tRNA Ligase: the Work of John Abelson, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284, e20-21.