Matthew Stanley Meselson ; born May 24, 1930 , Denver , Colorado, is an American genetic scientist and molecular biologist who has been an active supporter of the ban on biological and chemical weapons since the 1960s. Professor at Harvard University, member of the National Academy of Sciences (1968) and the US Medical Academy , American Philosophical Society (1981), foreign member of the French Academy of Sciences (1984) [1] , the Royal Society of London (1984) [2] , the Russian Academy of Sciences (1999 )
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| Date of Birth | May 24, 1930 (89 years old) |
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| Scientific field | genetics and molecular biology |
| Place of work | Harvard University |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago and California Institute of Technology |
| Academic degree | PhD |
| supervisor | Linus Pauling |
| Known as | Meselson and Steel Experiment mRNA Meselson effect |
| Awards and prizes | Leo Silard Prize (1978) McArthur Scholarship (1984) Lasker Prize (2004) |
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Biography
He graduated from the University of Chicago (bachelor, 1951). Degree in Physical Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in 1957 under the supervision of Linus Pauling . Then, a fella researcher, assistant professor of chemistry, a senior fellow researcher in the same place. Since 1960 he has been working at Harvard University: an associate professor, since 1964 a full professor, since 1976 a nominal professor. Research on DNA replication - the experiment of Meselson and Steel, brought fame. In 1961, together with François Jacob and Sydney Brenner, he confirmed the existence of mRNA . Since 1963, he has been involved in the control of biological [3] and chemical weapons, including the investigation of accidents at factories producing these weapons, such as the anthrax epidemic in Sverdlovsk .
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Life Member of the New York Academy of Sciences, Fello of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Honorary Doctor of the University of Auckland (1966), Columbia University (1971), University of Chicago (1975), Yale University (1987), Princeton University (1988), Northwestern University (2003).
Awards and honors
- (1963)
- Eli Lilly Award in Microbiology and Immunology (1964)
- Guggenheim Scholarship in Natural Sciences (1966)
- Alumni Medal, University of Chicago Alumni Association (1971)
- Public Service Award, Federation of American Scientists [4] (1972)
- Alumni Distinguished Service Award, California Institute of Technology (1975)
- Lehman Award, New York Academy of Sciences (1975)
- Leo Silard Prize of the American Physical Society (1978)
- Presidential Award, New York Academy of Sciences (1983)
- MacArthur Scholarship (1984-1989) [5]
- Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1990)
- Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal , Genetics Society of America (1995)
- Public Service Award, (2002)
- NYU Biology Award in Basic Sciences (2004)
- Lasker Award for Distinguished Achievements (2004)
- Mendel Medal, (2008)
Notes
- ↑ Matthew Meselson - Les Membres de l'Académie des sciences (Not available link) . The date of circulation is February 14, 2015. Archived February 14, 2015.
- ↑ http://royalsociety.org/~/media/Royal_Society_Content/about-us/fellowship/Fellows1660-2007.pdf
- ↑ Heretical thoughts on science and society
- ↑ Awards - Federation Of American Scientists
- ↑ Matthew Meselson - MacArthur Foundation
Links
- CV
- Mezelson, Matthew on the official website of the Russian Academy of Sciences