Arthur Kornberg

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Arthur Kornberg was an American biochemist renowned for discovering DNA polymerase and elucidating the mechanisms of DNA replication, work for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
biochemist
human
awardReceived Lasker Award NERFINISHED
National Medal of Science
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Paul-Lewis Award in Enzyme Chemistry NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath respiratory failure
child Kenneth Andrew Kornberg NERFINISHED
Roger D. Kornberg NERFINISHED
Thomas B. Kornberg NERFINISHED
co-recipientOf Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 NERFINISHED
co-recipientWith Severo Ochoa NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1918-03-03
dateOfDeath 2007-10-26
doctoralAdvisor Severo Ochoa NERFINISHED
educatedAt City College of New York NERFINISHED
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry NERFINISHED
employer Stanford University
Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup American Jew
familyName Kornberg NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biochemistry
molecular biology
givenName Arthur NERFINISHED
influenced Roger D. Kornberg NERFINISHED
knownFor discovery of DNA polymerase I
elucidation of DNA replication mechanisms
memberOf American Philosophical Society
National Academy of Sciences
militaryBranch United States Navy
notableStudent Charles C. Richardson NERFINISHED
I. Robert Lehman NERFINISHED
notableWork Enzymatic synthesis of DNA in vitro
occupation biochemist
university teacher
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Stanford, California, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of biochemistry at Stanford University
religion Judaism
sexOrGender male
spouse Sylvy Ruth Levy Kornberg NERFINISHED
studied enzymatic synthesis of nucleic acids
workedOn bacterial metabolism of nucleotides
workLocation St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
Stanford, California, United States NERFINISHED
wrote DNA Synthesis
For the Love of Enzymes: The Odyssey of a Biochemist NERFINISHED

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Severo Ochoa NobelPrizeCoLaureate Arthur Kornberg
Tania A. Baker doctoralAdvisor Arthur Kornberg