Sydney G. Kustu | |
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland | March 18, 1943
Died | March 18, 2014 Berkeley, California | (aged 71)
Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
Known for | discovery of bacterial two-component systems, regulation of Nitrogen metabolism in bacteria |
Awards | U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1993) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bacteriology |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Doctoral advisor | Jack Preiss |
Sydney Govons Kustu (March 18, 1943 – March 18, 2014) was an American biologist and a professor of biochemistry at University of California, Berkeley. She is known for her pioneering research on the regulation of Nitrogen metabolism in bacteria.[1]