Edward Tatum
Edward Lawrie Tatum (December 14, 1909 – November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist. He shared half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958 with George Beadle for showing that genes control individual steps in metabolism. The other half of that year's award went to Joshua Lederberg. Tatum was an elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Edward Tatum | |
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| Born | Edward Lawrie Tatum December 14, 1909 Boulder, Colorado, United States |
| Died | November 5, 1975 (aged 65) New York City, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Known for | Gene regulation of biochemical events within cells |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics |
| Institutions | Stanford University Yale University Rockefeller Institute |
| Doctoral students | |
| Other notable students | Esther M. Lederberg |
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