David Baltimore - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — 1975
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David Baltimore

Prize
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — 1975
for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell
Citizenship
United States United States
Languages
English
date of birth
3/7/1938
place of birth
New York City, Manhattan
date of death
9/6/2025
place of death
Woods Hole
Lived
87 years
educated at
  • Swarthmore College
    • academic major: chemistry
    • academic degree: Bachelor of Arts
    • end time: 1960
    • start time: 1956
  • The Rockefeller University
    • academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
    • start time: 1961
    • end time: 1964
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • end time: 1961
    • start time: 1960
  • John L. Miller Great Neck North High School
  • William A. Shine Great Neck South High School
member of
  • Pontifical Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 4/17/1978
    • end time: 9/6/2025
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    • start time: 1974
    • end time: 2025
  • National Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 1974
    • end time: 2025
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • start time: 1980
    • end time: 2025
  • European Molecular Biology Organization
    • start time: 1983
    • end time: 2025
  • Royal Society of London
    • start time: 1987
    • end time: 2025
  • Academia Europaea
    • start time: 1999
    • end time: 2025
  • French Academy of Sciences
    • start time: 4/3/2000
    • end time: 9/6/2025
  • The Japanese Biochemical Society
  • National Academy of Medicine
  • American Medical Writers Association
  • American Academy of Microbiology
employer
  • Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    • end time: 1968
    • start time: 1965
  • California Institute of Technology
  • The Rockefeller University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
position held
  • President of Rockefeller University
    • start time: 1990
    • end time: 1991
  • director of the California Institute of Technology
    • start time: 10/15/1997
    • end time: 8/31/2006
field of work
  • virology
  • molecular biology
  • biochemistry
  • genetics
  • biology
  • genetic engineering
occupation
  • university teacher
  • microbiologist
  • virologist
  • geneticist
  • biochemist
  • Nobel Prize winner
doctoral student
  • Sara Cherry
  • Nancy Andrews
  • David M. Knipe
  • Gary Ruvkun
  • Victor Ambros
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