Daisy Dussoix

Swiss microbiologist and molecular biologist (1936-2014) · Switzerland · On the map · Died at 77

Daisy Roulland-Dussoix was a Swiss molecular microbiologist. She was one of the discoverers of restriction enzymes during her doctoral studies.

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Letters from Daisy Dussoix in 1978 expressing frustration as the influence of her work was not acknowledged by Werner Arber when he received the Nobel prize

About this person

There is controversy over whether she should have received the 1978 Nobel prize in Physiology and Medicine, which was awarded to Hamilton O. Smith, Daniel Nathans, and Werner Arber.

Country

Switzerland

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1936 to 2014 · aged 77