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David Baltimore
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American biologist and Nobel laureate (1938–2025)
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David Baltimore (1938–2025) was an American virologist, microbiologist, biochemist, and university teacher. Born in Manhattan, New York City, he died in Woods Hole. He was educated at Swarthmore College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Rockefeller University. His professional affiliations included the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California Institute of Technology, The Rockefeller University, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Baltimore’s work focused on biochemistry, molecular biology, virology, and biology. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Canada Gairdner International Award, the National Medal of Science, and the NAS Award in Molecular Biology. He was a member of the Royal Society, the French Academy of Sciences, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. His doctoral students included Gary Ruvkun, Nancy Andrews, and Victor Ambros. He was married to Alice S. Huang.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1938
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Molecular cell biology
- Molekular Zellbiologie
- Molekulare Zellbiologie
- Animal Virology V4
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1938
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 7
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,951x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,831x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,627x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,440x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,733x
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Quotes
- “Two independent groups of investigators have found evidence of an enzyme in virions of RNA tumour viruses which synthesizes DNA from an RNA template. This discovery, if upheld, will have important implications not only for carcinogenesis by RNA viruses but also for the general understanding of genetic transcription: apparently the classical process of information transfer from DNA to RNA can be inverted.”
- “As long as I have been in science, which is let's say 1960 to today, just about every five years there are major changes in technology that allow you to do things that you previously either said were just too hard or there was no way to do them — or which you hadn't imagined that you could ever do.”
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1975
“for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell”
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Official website
David Baltimore - Biology and Biological Engineering
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Encyclopedic overview
David Baltimore (March 7, 1938 – September 6, 2025) was an American biologist, university administrator, and 1975 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine. He was a professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he served as president from 1997 to 2006. He founded the Whitehead Institute and directed it from 1982 to 1990. In 2008, he served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
At age 37, Baltimore won the Nobel Prize with Renato Dulbecco and Howard M. Temin "for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell", specifically the discovery of the enzyme reverse transcriptase. He contributed to immunology, virology, cancer research, biotechnology, and recombinant DNA research. He also trained many doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, several of whom have gone on to notable and distinguished research careers. In addition to the Nobel Prize, he received a number of other awards, including the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1999 and the Lasker Award in 2021.
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