Werner Arber

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Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist who won the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work on restriction enzymes and molecular genetics.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
geneticist
human
microbiologist
awardReceived Nobel Prize NERFINISHED
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
contributedTo development of recombinant DNA technology
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1929-06-03
educatedAt Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich NERFINISHED
University of Geneva NERFINISHED
employer University of Basel NERFINISHED
University of Geneva NERFINISHED
era 20th-century biology
21st-century biology
familyName Arber NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork genetics
microbiology
molecular biology
givenName Werner NERFINISHED
hasAcademicDiscipline molecular genetics of bacteria
influenced modern genetic engineering
knownFor discovery of restriction endonucleases
molecular genetics
restriction enzymes
languageSpoken French
German
memberOf Pontifical Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
name Werner Arber NERFINISHED
nationality Swiss NERFINISHED
NobelPrize.category Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED
NobelPrize.sharedWith Daniel Nathans NERFINISHED
Hamilton O. Smith NERFINISHED
NobelPrize.year 1978
notableStudent Richard J. Roberts NERFINISHED
notableWork research on host-controlled modification of bacteriophages
occupation researcher
university teacher
placeOfBirth Gränichen, Aargau, Switzerland NERFINISHED
positionHeld President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
professor at University of Basel
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Basel, Switzerland NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
studied bacteriophages

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Werner hasNotableBearer Werner Arber