Herbert Boyer

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biochemist biotechnology entrepreneur genetic engineer human

Herbert Boyer is an American biochemist and genetic engineer renowned as a pioneer of recombinant DNA technology and a co-founder of the biotechnology company Genentech.

Aliases (4)

Cohen–Boyer patents on recombinant DNA ×1
Herbert Wayne Boyer ×1
Paul Berg ×1
co-founding Genentech ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biochemist → biotechnology entrepreneur → genetic engineer → human →
academicDegree	PhD in bacteriology and immunology → bachelor's degree in biology →
alive	true →
awardReceived	Albert Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science → National Medal of Science → National Medal of Technology and Innovation →
coFounded	Genentech →
coFounderWith	Robert A. Swanson →
collaboratedWith	Stanley N. Cohen →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1936-07-10 →
doctoralAdvisor	Richard H. Stahlman →
educatedAt	Saint Vincent College → University of Pittsburgh →
employer	University of California, San Francisco →
familyName	Boyer →
fieldOfWork	biochemistry → biotechnology → genetic engineering → molecular biology →
givenName	Herbert →
hasPatentOn	methods for recombinant DNA cloning →
influenced	development of the modern biotechnology industry →
knownFor	Cohen–Boyer patents on recombinant DNA → co-founding Genentech → pioneering genetic engineering in bacteria → recombinant DNA technology →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Sciences →
name	Herbert Wayne Boyer →
notableStudentOrCollaborator	Stanley N. Cohen →
notableWork	development of methods to insert foreign DNA into plasmids → production of recombinant human growth hormone → production of recombinant human insulin in bacteria →
placeOfBirth	Derry, Pennsylvania, United States →
positionHeld	professor of biochemistry at UCSF → vice president of Genentech →
residence	California, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
usedResearchTechnique	DNA ligase → restriction enzymes →
workLocation	San Francisco, California →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Herbert Boyer ("Cohen–Boyer patents on recombinant DNA") → Robert Swanson ("co-founding Genentech") →	knownFor
Genentech →	foundedBy
Herbert Boyer ("Herbert Wayne Boyer") →	name
Walter Gilbert ("Paul Berg") →	sharesNobelPrizeWith