American Society for Microbiology

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American Society for Microbiology

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Prior to 1961, the Society of American Bacteriologists.

Official Website:
http://www.asm.org/

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

J. Michael Bishop Scientist 22-Feb-1936 Genetic causes of cancer

Mario Capecchi Scientist 6-Oct-1937 Knock-out mice

Ananda M. Chakrabarty Scientist 4-Apr-1938 Oil-eating bacteria

Claire M. Fraser-Liggett Biologist c. 1955 Genomic researcher

Margaret A. Hamburg Government 1955 FDA Commissioner

Richard A. Lerner Biologist 28-Aug-1938 President, Scripps Research Institute

Arnold J. Levine Biologist 1939 Cancer researcher

Arthur D. Levinson Business 31-Mar-1950 CEO of Genentech

Phillip A. Sharp Biologist 6-Jun-1944 Eukaryotic (split) genes

Carolyn W. Slayman Business c. 1936 Genetics professor at Yale

Theobald Smith Scientist 31-Jul-1859 10-Dec-1934 Infectious and parasitic diseases

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