John A. Carbon | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Illinois (B.S. 1952), Northwestern University (Ph.D., 1955) |
| Known for | Carbon-Clarke equation, shotgun clone libraries, artificial chromosomes |
| Spouse | Louise B. Clarke |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetic missense suppression, centromeres |
| Institutions | Abbott Laboratories (North Chicago, Illinois), University of California, Santa Barbara |
John A. Carbon is a professor emeritus of molecular and cellular biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.