Howard M. Temin Ph.D.
Howard M. Temin Ph.D.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1975
Nobel Co-recipients David Baltimore, Renato Dulbecco
National Medal of Science – Biological Sciences 1992
Name: Howard Martin Temin
Birth: 10 December 1934, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Death: 9 February 1994, Madison, WI, USA
Institution: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Award: “for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell”
Subject: Genetics, medical oncology, virology
Portion of cash: 1/3
Doctoral Advisor: Renato Dulbecco
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The President’s National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Title: American Cancer Society, Rusch, and Steenbock Professor
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
450 N. Randall Street Madison,Wisconsin 53706 USA
Gender: Male
Year Deceased: 1994
Award Discipline: Biological Sciences
Award Year: 1992
Citation: “For his demonstration of the existence of RNA-directed DNA synthesis, leading to the discovery of proto-oncogenes within eukaryotic cells and the role of such genes in oncogenesis by viruses and other agents, laying the foundation for our knowledge of the replication of HIV, changing our ideas about evolution, and providing vital technology for genetic engineering and human gene therapy.”
Presented by President Bush at a White House ceremony on June 23, 1992.