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Nationality
  
American

Alma mater
  

Name
  
Giuseppe Attardi

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Born
  
September 14, 1923Vicari, Italy (
1923-09-14
)

Known for
  
Notable awards
  
Gairdner Foundation International Award, Passano Award

Died
  
Education
  
University of Padua (1947)

Awards
  
Gairdner Foundation International Award, Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada

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Giuseppe Attardi (September 14, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American molecular biologist of Italian origin, a professor at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He made pioneering studies on the human mitochondrial structure and function.

He received the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 1998 for his contributions to medical science and was selected jointly with Douglas C. Wallace for the 2000 Passano Award "for their landmark contributions to the mitochondrial genome project and their development of innovative methods for studying mitochondrial genetics and human disease".

He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences from 1984.

References

Giuseppe Attardi Wikipedia


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