# Philip Hanawalt

> Philip C. Hanawalt is an American biologist who discovered the process of repair replication of damaged DNA in 1963. He is also considered the co-discoverer of the ubiquitous process of DNA excision repair along with his mentor, Richard Setlow, and Paul Howard-Flanders. He holds the Dr. Morris Herzstein Professorship in the Department of Biology at Stanford University, with a joint appointment in the Dermatology Department in Stanford University School of Medicine.

*American biologist (1931-)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/philip-hanawalt

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Philip C. Hanawalt is an American biologist who discovered the process of repair replication of damaged DNA in 1963. He is also considered the co-discoverer of the ubiquitous process of DNA excision repair along with his mentor, Richard Setlow, and Paul Howard-Flanders. He holds the Dr. Morris Herzstein Professorship in the Department of Biology at Stanford University, with a joint appointment in the Dermatology Department in Stanford University School of Medicine.

## Fame
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## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://profiles.stanford.edu/philip-hanawalt

## Sources
- [Philip Hanawalt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hanawalt)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7183687)

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