Seymour Benzer
Seymour Benzer was an American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist. His career began during the molecular biology revolution of the 1950s, and he eventually rose to prominence in the fields of molecular and behavioral genetics. He led a productive genetics research lab both at Purdue University and as the James G.
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- Born in
- The Bronx
- Educated at
- Purdue UniversityBrooklyn CollegeNew Utrecht High School
- Awards
- 🏆 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology🏆 Wolf Prize in Medicine🏆 International Prize for Biology🏆 National Medal of Science🏆 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
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1921
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