Sidney Pestka
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1936 –
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Who is Sidney Pestka?
Sidney Pestka is an American biochemist and geneticist. He is sometimes referred to as the "father of interferon" for his groundbreaking work developing the interferons as treatments for major diseases such as hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, and cancer. He was part of the team working on research involving the genetic code, protein synthesis and ribosome function that led to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine received by Marshall Warren Nirenberg.
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- Born
- May 29, 1936
Drobin - Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Princeton University
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on July 23, 2013
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