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Marshall Warren Nirenberg

American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010)

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Marshall Warren Nirenberg was an American biochemist and geneticist. He shared a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 with Har Gobind Khorana and Robert W. Holley for "breaking the genetic code" and describing how it operates in protein synthesis. In the same year, together with Har Gobind Khorana, he was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University.

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Born
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Place of birth
Brooklyn wd
Died
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Place of death
Manhattan wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
geneticist, chemist, neuroscientist, molecular biologist, pharmacologist, biochemist wd
Education
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Florida wd
Spouse
Myrna M. Weissman, Perola Zaltzman wd

Awards wd

  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1968)
  • Franklin Medal (1968)
  • NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1962)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1967)
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1968)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)
  • Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (1964)
  • National Medal of Science (1964)
  • Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (1967)
  • Honorary doctorate of the University of Florida (1969)
  • William H. Nichols Medal (1969)
  • Remsen Award (1967)

Questions

When was Marshall Warren Nirenberg born?
Marshall Warren Nirenberg was born on 10 April 1927 in Brooklyn.
Where did Marshall Warren Nirenberg study?
Marshall Warren Nirenberg was educated at University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Florida.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Marshall Warren Nirenberg · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q110060 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Marshall Nirenberg.jpg by Hecht, Gerald V. (National Institutes of Health). (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 14 November 2026

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