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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| Esther Lederberg canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
geneticist
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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
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Stanford University ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lederberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bacterial genetics
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genetics ⓘ microbiology ⓘ |
| givenName | Esther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Edward Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of replica plating
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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
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discovery of lambda phage ⓘ |
| occupation |
geneticist
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microbiologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York City
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The Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedDegree | PhD in microbiology ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
bacterial recombination
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bacteriophages ⓘ lysogeny ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Joshua Lederberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | Escherichia coli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Stanford University
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University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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