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Thomas A. Steitz

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American biochemist (1940–2018)

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Thomas Arthur Steitz (August 23, 1940 – October 9, 2018) was an American biochemist, a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, best known for his pioneering work on the ribosome.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Milwaukee wd
Died
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Place of death
Branford wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biochemist, molecular biologist, university teacher, chemist, crystallographer, biophysicist wd
Education
Harvard University, Lawrence University, Wauwatosa East High School wd
Spouse
Joan A. Steitz wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009)
  • Keio Medical Science Prize (2006)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (2007)
  • Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry (1980)
  • Rosenstiel Award (2000)
  • Sir Hans Krebs Medal (2000)
  • Sterling Professor
  • Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2011)
  • Newcomb Cleveland Prize
  • honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007)

About

Steitz was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Ada Yonath "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome". Steitz also won the Gairdner International Award in 2007 "for his studies on the structure and function of the ribosome which showed that the peptidyl transferase (EC 2.3.2.12) was an RNA catalyzed reaction, and for revealing the mechanism of inhibition of this function by antibiotics".

Questions

When was Thomas A. Steitz born?
Thomas A. Steitz was born on 23 August 1940 in Milwaukee.
Where did Thomas A. Steitz study?
Thomas A. Steitz was educated at Harvard University, Lawrence University, Wauwatosa East High School.

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Thomas A. Steitz · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q109559 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Thomas A. Steitz.jpg by Prolineserver ( talk ) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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