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Severo Ochoa | |
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 Severo Ochoa in 1958 | |
| Born | Severo Ochoa de Albornoz 24 September 1905 |
| Died | 1 November 1993 (aged 88) |
| Citizenship | Spanish (1905–1956), American (1956–1993) |
| Known for | Discovery of mechanisms in the biological synthesis of RNA and DNA |
| Spouse | Carmen Garcia Cobian[1] |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry, molecular biology |
| Institutions | New York University Grossman School of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine |
Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (Spanish: [seˈβeɾo oˈtʃoa ðe alβoɾˈnoθ]; 24 September 1905 – 1 November 1993) was a Spanish physician and biochemist, and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Arthur Kornberg for their discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)".[2][3][4][5]
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959". NobelPrize.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ cornberg, Arthur (1997). "Severo Ochoa (24 September 1905–1 November 1993)". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 141 (4): 479–491. JSTOR 987224.
- ^ Kornberg, Arthur (2001). "Remembering our teachers". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276 (1): 3–11. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)44198-1. PMID 11134064. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Ochoa, S. (1980). "A Pursuit of a Hobby". Annual Review of Biochemistry. 49: 1–30. doi:10.1146/annurev.bi.49.070180.000245. PMID 6773467.
- ^ Severo Ochoa on Nobelprize.org
