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  1. Joshua Lederberg, ForMemRS (May 23, 1925 – February 2, 2008) was an American molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program.

  2. Then he served as professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin, then at Stanford School of Medicine, before coming to the Rockefeller in 1978. His life long research, for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1958 (at the age of 33), has been in genetic structure and function in microorganisms.

  3. Mar 21, 2024 · Joshua Lederberg (born May 23, 1925, Montclair, N.J., U.S.—died Feb. 2, 2008, New York, N.Y.) was an American geneticist and a pioneer in the field of bacterial genetics. He shared the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (with George W. Beadle and Edward L. Tatum) for discovering the mechanisms of genetic recombination in bacteria.

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  5. Joshua Lederberg. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1958. Born: 23 May 1925, Montclair, NJ, USA. Died: 2 February 2008, New York, NY, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.

  6. Mar 26, 2008 · Lederberg, who died on 2 February 2008, became a brilliant biologist and an exceptional leader whose influence extended to space science and computing. He was educated at Stuyvesant High School,...

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  7. Joshua Lederberg's path-breaking research into the molecular mechanisms of gene action made him one of the founders of molecular biology in the 1940s and 1950s. A prodigy who received the Nobel Prize at age 33, he helped lay the groundwork for genetic engineering, modern biotechnology, and genetic approaches to medicine.

  8. Joshua Lederberg, Rockefeller's fifth president, dies at 82. February 4, 2008. SHARE. COPY LINK. Joshua Lederberg, University Professor and president emeritus of The Rockefeller University, died from pneumonia Saturday, February 2, at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

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