Howard Martin Temin

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Howard Martin Temin was an American virologist and Nobel laureate renowned for discovering reverse transcriptase and helping establish the provirus theory of cancer.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate
human
virologist
academicDegree PhD in biology
awardReceived National Medal of Science
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-12-10
dateOfDeath 1994-02-09
discovered reverse transcriptase
doctoralAdvisor Renato Dulbecco NERFINISHED
educatedAt California Institute of Technology
Swarthmore College NERFINISHED
employer University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Temin NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cancer research
molecular biology
virology
fullName Howard Martin Temin NERFINISHED
givenName Howard NERFINISHED
influenced development of antiretroviral therapies
research on retroviruses
knownFor discovery of reverse transcriptase
provirus hypothesis
research on RNA tumor viruses
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
surface form: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
nobelPrizeCategory Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED
nobelPrizeYear 1975
notableWork discovery of reverse transcriptase
provirus theory of cancer
occupation university teacher
virologist
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Madison, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
residence Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sharesNobelPrizeWith David Baltimore NERFINISHED
Renato Dulbecco NERFINISHED
spouse Rayla Greenberg Temin NERFINISHED
studied Rous sarcoma virus NERFINISHED
theoryProposed provirus theory of cancer
workLocation Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED

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Renato Dulbecco sharedNobelPrizeWith Howard Martin Temin
David Baltimore co-discoveredWith Howard Martin Temin
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