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David Baltimore

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American biologist and Nobel laureate (1938-2025)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1938 to 2025 · aged 87
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David Baltimore 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.

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Baltimore in the 1970sBaltimore in the 1970sFrom left: JPL director Charles Elachi, La Canada-Flintridge mayor Greg Brown, Baltimore and JPL deputy director Eugene Tattini (2006)From left: JPL director Charles Elachi, La Canada-Flintridge mayor Greg Brown, Baltimore and JPL deputy director Eugene Tattini (2006)

Awards 15

2021Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
2005honorary doctor of Harvard University
2002AMA Scientific Achievement Award
2000Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
1999National Medal of Science
1997Sir Hans Krebs Medal
1987Foreign Member of the Royal Society
1975Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1974Canada Gairdner International Award
1974NAS Award in Molecular Biology
1971Warren Triennial Prize
EMBO Membership
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires

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Sydney BrennerAlso won Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical ScienceRichard HendersonAlso won Sir Hans Krebs MedalMaurice HillemanAlso won AMA Scientific Achievement AwardJohn E. WalkerAlso won EMBO MembershipRobert S. Langer, Jr.Also won Warren Alpert Foundation PrizeRobert AlexyAlso won Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires

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David Baltimore 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.

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Country
United States
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Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1938 to 2025 · aged 87
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30 languages

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