Joshua Lederberg
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Joshua Lederberg was an American molecular biologist and geneticist renowned for his pioneering work in bacterial genetics, which earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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| Joshua Lederberg canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award
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National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| coRecipientOf | 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-05-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-02-02 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Edward Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Rockefeller University
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Stanford University ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lederberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bacterial genetics
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genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| givenName | Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advising U.S. government on science policy
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pioneering work in bacterial genetics ⓘ studies of gene exchange in bacteria ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to exobiology
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development of replica plating technique ⓘ discovery of bacterial conjugation ⓘ research on plasmids ⓘ work on genetic recombination in bacteria ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Montclair, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld |
president of Rockefeller University
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professor of genetics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Edward Tatum
NERFINISHED
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George Beadle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
NERFINISHED
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New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanford, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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