Colin Munro MacLeod

Colin Munro MacLeod (January 28, 1909 – February 11, 1972) was a Canadian-American geneticist. He was one of a trio of scientists who discovered that deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA is responsible for the transformation of the physical characteristics of bacteria, which subsequently led to its identification as the molecule responsible for heredity.

For other people named Colin MacLeod, see Colin MacLeod (disambiguation).
Colin Munro MacLeod
Born(1909-01-28)January 28, 1909
Port Hastings, Nova Scotia
DiedFebruary 11, 1972(1972-02-11) (aged 63)
EducationMcGill University
Known forAvery–MacLeod–McCarty experiment
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Scientific career
InstitutionsNew York University School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Cholera Research Laboratory, East Pakistan, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
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