Walter Gilbert

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Nobel laureate in Chemistry biochemist human molecular biologist university teacher

Walter Gilbert is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in DNA sequencing and gene regulation.

Aliases (1)

Maxam–Gilbert DNA sequencing method ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Chemistry → biochemist → human → molecular biologist → university teacher →
awardReceived	Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research → Gairdner Foundation International Award → Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize → Nobel Prize in Chemistry →
citizenship	American →
coFounderOf	Biogen → Myriad Genetics →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932-03-21 →
doctoralAdvisor	Abdus Salam →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge NERFINISHED → University of Cambridge →
employer	Harvard University →
familyName	Gilbert →
fieldOfWork	DNA sequencing → biochemistry → gene regulation → molecular biology →
givenName	Walter →
hasAcademicDegree	PhD in physics →
hasResidence	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States →
knownFor	co-development of Maxam–Gilbert sequencing → pioneering work in DNA sequencing → research on gene regulation →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Sciences → Royal Society →
NobelPrizeCategory	Chemistry →
NobelPrizeMotivation	for contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids →
notableIdea	RNA world hypothesis advocacy →
notableWork	Maxam–Gilbert DNA sequencing method →
occupation	biochemist → molecular biologist → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
positionHeld	professor at Harvard University →
sexOrGender	male →
sharesNobelPrizeWith	Frederick Sanger → Paul Berg →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gerald Guralnik →	doctoralAdvisor
Julian Schwinger →	doctoralStudent
Biogen →	foundedBy
Walter Gilbert ("Maxam–Gilbert DNA sequencing method") →	notableWork