Sidney Altman

Sidney Altman
Altman in 2011
Born(1939-05-07)May 7, 1939
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedApril 5, 2022(2022-04-05) (aged 82)
NationalityCanadian, American (since 1984)
Alma materMIT, University of Colorado at Boulder, Columbia University, Arizona State University
Known forRibozymes
Spouse
Ann Korner
(m. 1972; div. 2018)
Children2
AwardsNobel Prize in Chemistry (1989)
Lomonosov Gold Medal (2016)
Rosenstiel Award (1988)
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology
InstitutionsYale University
Cambridge University
Harvard University
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Thesis Bacteriophage T4 DNA replication in the absence and presence of 9-aminoacrine  (1967)
Doctoral advisorLeonard Lerman
Doctoral studentsBenjamin C. Stark, Robin Reed

Sidney Altman (May 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian-American[1] molecular biologist, who was the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989, he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA.

  1. ^ James, Laylin K., ed. (1994). Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, 1901–1992. American Chemical Society and Chemical Heritage Foundation. p. 737. ISBN 0-8412-2459-5. Retrieved September 11, 2011.