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Matthew Meselson

American geneticist and molecular biologist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1930 · age 96

Matthew Stanley Meselson is an American geneticist and molecular biologist currently at Harvard University, known for his demonstration, with Franklin Stahl, of semi-conservative DNA replication.

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2008Mendel MedalAward2004Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical ScienceAward2002ASCB Public Service AwardAward1995Thomas Hunt Morgan MedalAward1990AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and ResponsibilityAward1984Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1978Leo Szilard Lectureship AwardAward1966Guggenheim FellowshipAward1963NAS Award in Molecular BiologyAward1930Born24 May 1930

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Mendel Medal2008
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science2004
ASCB Public Service Award2002
Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal1995
AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility1990
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1984
Leo Szilard Lectureship Award1978
Guggenheim Fellowship1966
NAS Award in Molecular Biology1963
MacArthur Fellows Program
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Honorary Doctorate from the McGill University

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After completing his Ph.D. under Linus Pauling at the California Institute of Technology, Meselson became a Professor at Harvard University in 1960, where he has remained today as Professor of the Natural Sciences.

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Born 1930 · age 96

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Theodore PostolBoth received Leo Szilard Lectureship AwardDavid BotsteinBoth received Thomas Hunt Morgan MedalWolfgang K. H. PanofskyBoth received Leo Szilard Lectureship AwardFranklin StahlBoth received Thomas Hunt Morgan MedalDaniel KleppnerBoth received Leo Szilard Lectureship AwardSeymour BenzerBoth received Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal