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Howard Martin Temin (December 10, 1934 – February 9, 1994) was an American geneticist and virologist. He discovered reverse transcriptase in the 1970s [2] at the University of Wisconsin–Madison , for which he shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Renato Dulbecco and David Baltimore .
Apr 11, 2024 · Howard Martin Temin (born Dec. 10, 1934, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Feb. 9, 1994, Madison, Wis.) was an American virologist who in 1975 shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with his former professor Renato Dulbecco and another of Dulbecco’s students, David Baltimore, for his codiscovery of the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
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Howard Martin Temin, PhD. A geneticist and virologist, known for the discovery of reverse transcriptase. (1934 – 1994) A geneticist and virologist, known for the discovery of reverse transcriptase. Recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Recipient of National Medal of Science (1992). Alma mater Swarthmore College.
Feb 11, 1994 · Howard Martin Temin was born in Philadelphia in 1934. His father was a lawyer and his mother was active in educational affairs. ... Page 7 of the National edition with the headline: Dr. H.M. Temin ...
Feb 9, 1994 · Howard Martin Temin The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1975 . Born: 10 December 1934, Philadelphia, PA, USA . Died: 9 February 1994, Madison, WI, USA
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Temin was a well-recognized figure around the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. He walked or biked to and from work everyday along the same path following the lakeshore. In 1998, the University dedicated the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path in his honor. Although Temin did not smoke, he died in 1994 from lung cancer.
Howard Martin Temin. 1934-1994. American biochemist and virologist who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize with Renato Dulbecco and David Baltimore for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumor viruses and the genetic material of the cell. Temin developed the first reproducible in vitro assay for a tumor virus.
