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Also Known As George Emil Palade
Born November 19, 1912 • Iași • Romania
Died October 7, 2008 (aged 95) • California
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1974)
Subjects Of Study cell • organelle • ribosome
Günter Blobel
German-American scientist
Rothman, James E.
James E. Rothman
American biochemist and cell biologist
Schekman, Randy W.
Randy W. Schekman
American biochemist and cell biologist
Albert Claude
Belgian cytologist
Ralph M. Steinman.
Ralph M. Steinman
Canadian immunologist and cell biologist
John Sulston
British biologist
Brenner, Sydney
Sydney Brenner
South African-born biologist
Watson, James
James Watson
American geneticist and biophysicist
Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn
American molecular biologist and biochemist
Carol W. Greider
Carol W. Greider
American molecular biologist
Phillip A. Sharp, 1993.
Phillip A. Sharp
American physiologist
Smith, Hamilton O.
Hamilton O. Smith
American biologist
Selman Abraham Waksman, 1968.
Selman Abraham Waksman
American biochemist
Horvitz, H. Robert
H. Robert Horvitz
American biologist
John Franklin Enders
American microbiologist
Severo Ochoa, 1959.
Severo Ochoa
Spanish-American biochemist
David Hunter Hubel
American biologist
Salvador E. Luria.
Salvador Luria
Italian-American biologist
A.D. Hershey
American biologist
Roger Wolcott Sperry
American biologist

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