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Ira Herskowitz
American geneticist (1946-2003) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 56
Ira Herskowitz was an American phage and yeast geneticist who studied genetic regulatory circuits and mechanisms. He was particularly noted for his work on mating type switching and cellular differentiation, largely using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism.
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2003Died28 April 20032002Rosenstiel AwardAwardThomas Hunt Morgan MedalAward1992Howard Taylor Ricketts PrizeAward1991Mendel MedalAward1988Genetics Society of America MedalAward1987MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1985NAS Award for Scientific ReviewingAward1946Born14 July 1946
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Category
Academics
Type
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1946 to 2003 · aged 56
The same award as Ira
Ronald W. DavisBoth received Genetics Society of America Medal
Michael AshburnerBoth received Thomas Hunt Morgan MedalSalome Gluecksohn-WaelschBoth received Thomas Hunt Morgan MedalGerald FinkBoth received Genetics Society of America Medal
Evelyn M. WitkinBoth received Thomas Hunt Morgan MedalElliot MeyerowitzBoth received Genetics Society of America Medal