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Rockefeller University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1901 by John D. Rockefeller as Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Began offering doctorate-level studies and degrees in 1955; renamed Rockefeller University in 1965.
Location:
Manhattan, NY
Founding Date:
1901 Official Website:
http://www.rockefeller.edu/ STUDENTS
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Oswald Avery |
Biologist |
21-Oct-1877 |
20-Feb-1955 |
Antibodies and DNA |
| David Baltimore |
Biologist |
7-Mar-1938 |
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Co-Discoverer, reverse transcriptase |
| Günter Blobel |
Scientist |
21-May-1936 |
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Protein signaling in cells |
| Albert Claude |
Scientist |
23-Aug-1899 |
22-May-1983 |
Microstructure of the cell |
| Donald Davidson |
Philosopher |
6-Mar-1917 |
30-Aug-2003 |
Actions, Reasons And Causes |
| T. G. Dobzhansky |
Scientist |
25-Jan-1900 |
18-Dec-1975 |
Genetics and the Origin of Species |
| Alphonse Dochez |
Doctor |
21-Apr-1882 |
30-Jun-1964 |
Scarlet fever, pneumonia, common cold |
| Christian de Duve |
Scientist |
2-Oct-1917 |
4-May-2013 |
Microstructure of the cell |
| Gerald M. Edelman |
Scientist |
1-Jul-1929 |
17-May-2014 |
Chemical structure of antibodies |
| Ragnar Granit |
Scientist |
30-Oct-1900 |
31-Mar-1990 |
Physiology of the retina |
| Paul Greengard |
Scientist |
11-Dec-1925 |
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Signal transduction in the nervous system |
| Amiram Grinvald |
Scientist |
c. 1949 |
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High-resolution optical imaging |
| Haldan K. Hartline |
Scientist |
22-Dec-1903 |
17-Mar-1983 |
Physiology of the retina |
| David Ho |
Doctor |
3-Nov-1952 |
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AIDS researcher |
| Karl Landsteiner |
Scientist |
14-Jun-1868 |
26-Jun-1943 |
Discovered blood typing |
| Fritz Lipmann |
Scientist |
12-Jun-1899 |
24-Jul-1986 |
Carbohydrate oxidation |
| Roderick MacKinnon |
Biologist |
19-Feb-1956 |
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Ion channels of cell membranes |
| Bruce Merrifield |
Chemist |
15-Jul-1921 |
14-May-2006 |
Synthesized polypeptides |
| Stanford Moore |
Chemist |
4-Sep-1913 |
23-Aug-1982 |
Amino-acid analyzer |
| Daniel Nathans |
Scientist |
30-Oct-1928 |
16-Nov-1999 |
Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage) |
| George E. Palade |
Scientist |
19-Nov-1912 |
7-Oct-2008 |
Microstructure of the cell |
| Albert Sabin |
Biologist |
26-Aug-1906 |
3-Mar-1993 |
Developed oral polio vaccine |
| William H. Stein |
Chemist |
25-Jun-1911 |
2-Feb-1980 |
Amino-acid analyzer |
| Ralph M. Steinman |
Biologist |
14-Jan-1943 |
30-Sep-2011 |
Dendritic cells |
| Edward Tatum |
Scientist |
14-Dec-1909 |
7-Nov-1975 |
One gene, one enzyme theory |
| Torsten N. Wiesel |
Scientist |
3-Jun-1924 |
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Neurophysiology of vision |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| David Baltimore |
Biologist |
7-Mar-1938 |
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Co-Discoverer, reverse transcriptase |
| Robert Bass |
Business |
c. 1948 |
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Billionaire |
| Paul Berg |
Chemist |
30-Jun-1926 |
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Pioneer in recombinant DNA |
| Frederick M. Bohen |
Business |
c. 1937 |
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COO of Rockefeller University, 2002-05 |
| Russell L. Carson |
Business |
1943 |
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Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe |
| Carol B. Einiger |
Business |
c. 1948 |
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Post Rock Advisors LLC |
| Jeffrey E. Epstein |
Business |
20-Jan-1953 |
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Reclusive money manager |
| Michael D. Fascitelli |
Business |
c. 1957 |
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Vornado Realty Trust |
| Herbert S. Gasser |
Scientist |
5-Jul-1888 |
11-May-1963 |
Nerve conduction |
| Paul B. Guenther |
Business |
c. 1941 |
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President of Paine Webber, 1988-95 |
| Margaret A. Hamburg |
Government |
1955 |
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FDA Commissioner |
| David H. Koch |
Business |
3-May-1940 |
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Conservative philanthropist, Koch heir |
| Philip Leder |
Biologist |
19-Nov-1934 |
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Harvard Geneticist |
| Joshua Lederberg |
Biologist |
23-May-1925 |
2-Feb-2008 |
Genetic properties of bacteria |
| Arnold J. Levine |
Biologist |
1939 |
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Cancer researcher |
| Howard W. Lutnick |
Business |
c. 1961 |
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CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald |
| Ernest Mario |
Business |
12-Jun-1938 |
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CEO of Alza Corporation, 1993-2001 |
| Paul Nurse |
Scientist |
25-Jan-1949 |
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Regulators of cell cycle |
| Willard J. Overlock, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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Former Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| Frank H. Pearl |
Business |
27-May-1943 |
4-May-2012 |
CEO of Perseus LLC |
| Norman F. Ramsey |
Physicist |
27-Aug-1915 |
4-Nov-2011 |
Energy levels of atoms |
| Don Michael Randel |
Educator |
9-Dec-1940 |
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President, University of Chicago, 2000-06 |
| Julian H. Robertson, Jr. |
Business |
25-Jun-1932 |
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Tiger Management |
| John D. Rockefeller III |
Philanthropist |
21-Mar-1906 |
10-Jul-1978 |
Lincoln Center for Performing Arts |
| John D. Rockefeller |
Business |
8-Jul-1839 |
23-May-1937 |
Founder of Standard Oil |
| Richard E. Salomon |
Business |
c. 1942 |
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Chairman of Mecox Ventures |
| Lewis A. Sanders |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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CEO of AllianceBernstein |
| James Simons |
Mathematician |
c. 1938 |
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Renaissance Technologies hedge fund |
| Theobald Smith |
Scientist |
31-Jul-1859 |
10-Dec-1934 |
Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Ralph M. Steinman |
Biologist |
14-Jan-1943 |
30-Sep-2011 |
Dendritic cells |
| Max Theiler |
Scientist |
30-Jan-1899 |
11-Aug-1972 |
Yellow fever vaccination |
| Shirley M. Tilghman |
Educator |
17-Sep-1946 |
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President of Princeton University |
| Lulu Wang |
Philanthropist |
c. 1944 |
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Tupelo Capital Management |
| William H. Welch |
Scientist |
8-Apr-1850 |
30-Apr-1934 |
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Torsten N. Wiesel |
Scientist |
3-Jun-1924 |
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Neurophysiology of vision |
| Vladimir Zworykin |
Inventor |
30-Jul-1889 |
29-Jul-1982 |
Patented color televison |
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