Norton Zinder
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Norton Zinder was an American geneticist and microbiologist best known for discovering genetic transduction in bacteria and advancing the study of bacteriophages.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norton Zinder canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geneticist
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human ⓘ microbiologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
NERFINISHED
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National Medal of Science ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-11-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-02-03 ⓘ |
| discovered | generalized transduction in Salmonella ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Joshua Lederberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer | Rockefeller University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Zinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bacterial genetics
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bacteriophage biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ microbiology ⓘ |
| givenName | Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discovery of genetic transduction in bacteria
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research on bacteriophages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Norton David Zinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | David Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
geneticist
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microbiologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of Laboratory of Genetics at Rockefeller University
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professor at Rockefeller University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
genetic recombination in bacteria
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phage-mediated gene transfer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studied | bacteriophage P22 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Rockefeller University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Rockefeller University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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