When was Paul Berg born?

Paul Berg was born on 30 June 1926 in Brooklyn.

Where did Paul Berg study?

Paul Berg was educated at Case Western Reserve University, Pennsylvania State University, Abraham Lincoln High School, Clare Hall.

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Paul Berg

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American biochemist, Professor emeritus at Stanford University & Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1926–2023)

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Paul Berg (June 30, 1926 – February 15, 2023) was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University.

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Born: 30 June 1926 wd
Place of birth: Brooklyn wd
Died: 15 February 2023 wd
Place of death: Stanford wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: biochemist, molecular biologist, chemist, researcher, university teacher, biologist wd
Education: Case Western Reserve University, Pennsylvania State University, Abraham Lincoln High School, Clare Hall wd
Spouse: Mildred Berg wd

Awards wd

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1980)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility (1982)
Canada Gairdner International Award (1980)
National Medal of Science (1983)
Max Delbrück Medal (1999)
ASCB Public Service Award (2003)
Biotechnology Heritage Award (2005)
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1992)
American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (2008)
Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization (2006)

About

He received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA".

Berg received his undergraduate education at Penn State University, where he majored in biochemistry. He received his PhD in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1952. Berg worked as a professor at Washington University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, in addition to serving as the director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine.

In addition to the Nobel Prize, Berg was presented with the National Medal of Science in 1983 and the National Library of Medicine Medal in 1986. Berg was a member of the Board of Sponsors for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Questions

When was Paul Berg born?: Paul Berg was born on 30 June 1926 in Brooklyn.
Where did Paul Berg study?: Paul Berg was educated at Case Western Reserve University, Pennsylvania State University, Abraham Lincoln High School, Clare Hall.

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