Seymour Benzer

Physicist, Academic

1921 – 2007

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Who was Seymour Benzer?

Seymour Benzer was an American physicist, molecular biologist and behavioral geneticist. His career began during the molecular biology revolution of the 1950s, and he eventually rose to prominence in the fields of molecular and behavioral genetics. He led a productive genetics research lab both at Purdue University and as the James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology.

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Born
Oct 15, 1921
Brooklyn
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Purdue University
  • Brooklyn College
Employment
  • California Institute of Technology
Died
Nov 30, 2007
Pasadena

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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