Esther Lederberg

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Esther Lederberg was an American microbiologist and geneticist renowned for her pioneering work in bacterial genetics, including the discovery of the lambda phage and the development of replica plating.

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instanceOf geneticist
human
microbiologist
scientist
coInvented replica plating with Joshua Lederberg
contributedTo understanding of transduction in bacteria
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-12-18
dateOfDeath 2006-11-11
developed replica plating technique
discovered bacteriophage lambda
educatedAt Hunter College NERFINISHED
Stanford University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
ethnicGroup Jewish American NERFINISHED
familyName Lederberg NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork bacterial genetics
genetics
microbiology
givenName Esther NERFINISHED
hasAcademicAdvisor Edward Tatum NERFINISHED
knownFor development of replica plating
discovery of bacteriophage lambda
pioneering work in bacterial genetics
languageSpoken English
memberOf faculty of Stanford University
notableStudent Norton Zinder NERFINISHED
notableWork development of replica plating technique
discovery of lambda phage
occupation geneticist
microbiologist
placeOfBirth New York City
The Bronx NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath California, United States
surface form: California

Stanford NERFINISHED
receivedDegree PhD in microbiology
researchInterest bacterial recombination
bacteriophages
lysogeny
sexOrGender female
spouse Joshua Lederberg NERFINISHED
studied Escherichia coli NERFINISHED
workLocation Stanford University NERFINISHED
University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED

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Phage Group hasMember Esther Lederberg