George Streisinger

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George Streisinger was a pioneering molecular biologist best known for developing the zebrafish as a genetic model organism and advancing phage genetics.

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instanceOf molecular biologist
scientist
associatedWith Institute of Molecular Biology (University of Oregon) NERFINISHED
zebrafish research community
birthName George Streisinger NERFINISHED
contributedTo establishing zebrafish as a standard vertebrate model in genetics and developmental biology
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
doctoralAdvisor Sol Spiegelman NERFINISHED
educatedAt Cornell University
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
employer University of Oregon NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork genetics
molecular biology
phage genetics
fullName George Streisinger NERFINISHED
hasResearchImpactOn genetic analysis of vertebrate development
human disease modeling using zebrafish
influenced developmental biology
neurobiology research using zebrafish
knownFor developing the zebrafish as a genetic model organism
introducing zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a vertebrate model for developmental genetics
pioneering work in phage genetics
legacy considered a founder of zebrafish genetics
his work established zebrafish as a key vertebrate model organism in biology
memberOf faculty of the University of Oregon
notableAchievement applied clonal analysis to zebrafish embryonic development
helped create methods for large-scale mutagenesis screens in zebrafish
notableStudentOrCollaborator Charles Kimmel NERFINISHED
Judith Eisen NERFINISHED
occupation professor
researched developmental genetics in zebrafish
genetic fine-structure mapping in phage
mutagenesis in bacteriophage T4
studied bacteriophage T4 NERFINISHED
usedModelOrganism bacteriophage T4 NERFINISHED
zebrafish
workplace Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon NERFINISHED

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Phage Group hasMember George Streisinger