Sidney Altman

Sidney Altman (born May 7, 1939) is a Canadian-born molecular biologist, who is currently the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989 he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA.

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May 7 - 1939 - Molecular biologist - Sterling Professor - Yale University - Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Thomas Cech - RNA

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He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He received his bachelor's degree in physics from MIT in 1960, spent 18 months at Columbia University, and then earned a Ph.D. in biophysics from the University of Colorado in 1967.

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Montreal, Quebec - Bachelor's degree - MIT - 1960 - Columbia University - Ph.D. - Biophysics - University of Colorado - 1967

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