Lederberg, Joshua
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| born on | 23 May 1925 at 12:01 (= 12:01 PM ) | ||
| Place | Glen Ridge NJ, USA, 40n48, 74w12 | ||
| Timezone | EDT h4w (is daylight saving time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   01°59'  13°23 Asc. 25°56'
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Biography
American microbiologist, a pioneer in the field of bacterial genetics. Lederberg was a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine on 10/30/1958 along with Tatum (born 12/14/1909) and G.W. Beadle (born 10/22/1903). The prize was awarded on 12/10/1958, for their discoveries about recombination and organization of genetic material in bacteria.
Lederberg was a full professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin 1954-58 and at Stanford University 1959-78. He married on 4/05/1968.
Events
- Work : Prize 30 October 1958 (Nobel Prize)
- Work : Prize 10 December 1958 (Awarded Nobel Prize)
- Work : New Career 1954 (Professor of genetics, four years)
- Work : New Job 1959 (Stanford University, 19 years)
- Relationship : Marriage 5 April 1968
Source Notes
Contemporary American Horoscopes
Categories
- Vocation : Science : Biology (Microbiologist)
- Notable : Awards : Nobel prize (Discovery about recombination and organization of genetic material in bacteria)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor)
