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American biologist (1924-2015)

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Alexander Rich was an American biologist and biophysicist. He was the William Thompson Sedgwick Professor of Biophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School. B. D. from Harvard University. He was a post-doc of Linus Pauling.

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2008Welch Award in Chemistry
2001William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
2001Lomonosov Gold Medal
2000Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
1995National Medal of Science
1995Linus Pauling Award
1982Rosenstiel Award
Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin
honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
honorary doctor of ETH Zürich
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Alexander Rich was an American biologist and biophysicist. He was the William Thompson Sedgwick Professor of Biophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School. Rich earned an A.B. and an M.D. from Harvard University. He was a post-doc of Linus Pauling. During this time he was a member of the RNA Tie Club, a social and discussion group which attacked the question of how DNA encodes proteins. He has over 600 publications to his name.

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2015 · aged 90
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