Daniel M. Nathans M.D.
Daniel M. Nathans M.D.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978
Nobel co-recipients Werner Arber, Hamilton O. Smith
National Medal of Science – Biological Sciences 1993
Name: Daniel M. Nathans
Birth: 30 October 1928, Wilmington, DE, USA
Death: 16 November 1999, Baltimore, MD, USA
Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Award: “for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics”
Subject: Genetics, molecular biology
Portion of cash: 1/3
Physician, Molecular Biologist – Genetics. Restriction enzymes and their application to molecular genetics. Groundwork for human genome project, drug insulin. Able administrator – high signal-to-noise ratio.
“Valuable internship year in medicine with masterful clinician Robert Loeb; The glimpses of human strength and frailty that a physician sees are still with me.”
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The President’s National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Title: University Professor
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore,Maryland 21205 USA
Gender: Male
Year Deceased: 2000
Award Discipline: Biological Sciences
Award Year: 1993
Citation: “For his seminal research in molecular genetics that formed a foundation for contemporary biotechnology.”
Presented by President Clinton and Vice President Gore at a ceremony on the White House South Lawn, September 30, 1993.