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Salvador Edward Luria (born Salvatore Luria; August 13, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an Italian microbiologist, later a naturalized U.S. citizen. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969, with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey , for their discoveries on the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses.
- Italian, American (since 1950)
Mar 22, 2024 · Salvador Luria (born Aug. 13, 1912, Turin, Italy—died Feb. 6, 1991, Lexington, Mass., U.S.) was an Italian-born American biologist who, along with Max Delbrück and Alfred Day Hershey, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1969 for research on bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. Luria graduated from the University of ...
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From MIT Press, Salvador Luria: An Immigrant Biologist in Cold War America is a compelling portrait of the Nobel-winning scientist. Perhaps best known for his research on bacteriophages, Luria conducted work with viruses and bacteria in the 1940s. He joined MIT in 1960, and continued on to break ground in molecular biology and cancer research ...
Brief Bio. Salvador Edward Luria was born to a Jewish family in Turin, Italy, on August 13, 1912, Luria received his M.D. at the University of Turin in 1935. Drafted into the Italian army, he spent two years as a medical officer in 1936 and 1937 before pursuing postgraduate training in radiology and physics at the University of Rome, where he ...
Pioneering microbial geneticist Salvador Edward Luria was born Salvatore Luria in Turin, Italy, on August 13, 1912, the second son of David Luria, an accountant, and his wife Esther. His school years coincided with the rise of fascism in Italy, and he was strongly influenced by several of his teachers who resisted the movement.
Nov 18, 2022 · The book explores the life of longtime MIT professor Salvador Luria (1912–1991), whose passion for science was equaled by his commitment to political engagement in Cold War America. Luria was born in Italy, where the Fascists came to power when he was 10.
Luria, Salvador Edward (1912–1991) (1912–1991) Italian–American biologistHaving studied medicine in his native city of Turin, physics and radiology in Rome, and bacteriophage research techniques in Paris, Luria emigrated to America in 1940. There he met Max Delbrück and became associated with the American Phage Group, a body formed to ...
