Arthur Kornberg | |
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.jpg) Arthur Kornberg | |
| Born | (1918-03-03)March 3, 1918 |
| Died | October 26, 2007(2007-10-26) (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvy Ruth Levy (1943-1986; her death; 3 children) Charlene Walsh Levering (1988-1995; her death) Carolyn Frey Dixon (1998-2007; his death)[1] |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 Fellow of the Royal Society, Paul-Lewis Award in Enzyme Chemistry, 1951 National Medal of Science 1979 Gairdner Foundation Award 1995; |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley National Institutes of Health Washington University in St. Louis Stanford University |
Arthur Kornberg (March 3, 1918 – October 26, 2007) was anAmericanbiochemist who won theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 for his discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis ofdeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)" withSevero Ochoa ofNew York University.[2] He was awarded theNational Medal of Science in 1979.[3]
His primary research interests were inbiochemistry, especiallyenzyme chemistry,deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis (DNA replication) and studying the nucleic acids which control heredity in animals, plants, bacteria and viruses.
Arthur and Sylvy Kornberg had three sons:Roger Kornberg (1947),Thomas Kornberg (1948), andKenneth Kornberg (1950). Roger is Professor of Structural Biology atStanford University, and was awarded theNobel Prize in Chemistry for 2006. Thomas discoveredDNA polymerase II and III in 1970 and is now a professor at theUniversity of California, San Francisco. Kenneth is an architect specializing in the design of biomedical and biotechnology laboratories and buildings.
