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Edward Tatum
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US genetics scientist (1909-1975)
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Edward Tatum was an American biochemist, geneticist, microbiologist, and physician. He was born in Boulder and died in New York City in 1975. Tatum was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Chicago. He worked at Stanford University and The Rockefeller University.
He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the Remsen Award. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Tatum was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He was interested in genetics and spoke English.
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- Works
- 2
Top works
- In The East Texas Hills
- Shelby County, in the east Texas hills
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Key facts
- Born
- Edward Lawrie Tatum , December 14, 1909, Boulder, Colorado , U.S.
- Died
- November 5, 1975 (1975-11-05) (aged 65), New York City , U.S.
- 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
- Fields
- Genetics
- Institutions
- Stanford University , Yale University , Rockefeller Institute
- Doctoral students
- Joshua Lederberg Carolyn Slayman
- Other notable students
- Esther M. Lederberg
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1958
“for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Family name
- Tatum
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boulder
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- geneticist
- Educated at
- University of Chicago
- Employer
- The Rockefeller University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Remsen Award
- Image
- Edward Lawrie Tatum.jpg
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- date of death
- 1975-11-05
- date of birth
- 1909-12-14
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- Erdős number
- 11
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Commons category
- Edward Lawrie Tatum
- interested in
- genetics
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Education
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