List of Jewish American biologists and physicians explained

This is a list of notable Jewish American biologists and physicians. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans.

• David Baltimore, reverse transcriptase, Nobel Prize (1975)^[1]
• Baruj Benacerraf, immunologist, Nobel Prize (1980)^[2]
• Baruch Blumberg, hepatitis B virus, Nobel Prize (1976)^[3]
• Gerty Cori, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1947)^[4]
• Gertrude Elion, drug development, Nobel Prize (1988)^[5]
• Stanley Falkow, "father of molecular microbial pathogenesis", National Medal of Science (2016)^[6]
• Alfred G. Gilman, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1994)^[7]
• H. Robert Horvitz, biologist, Nobel Prize (2002)^[8]
• David Julius, nociception, Nobel Prize (2021)^[9]
• Eric Kandel, biologist, Nobel Prize (2000)^[10]
• C. Henry Kempe, physician, first to identify and recognize child abuse^[11]
• Arthur Kornberg, DNA replication, Nobel Prize (1959)^[12]
• Alisha Kramer, physician and health activist^[13]
• Esther Lederberg, geneticist^[14]
• Fritz Lipmann, coenzyme A, Nobel Prize (1953)^[15]
• Hermann Muller, geneticist, Nobel Prize (1946) (Jewish mother)^[16]
• Daniel Nathans, microbiologist, Nobel Prize (1978)^[17]
• Jonas Salk, polio vaccine^[18]
• Howard Temin, reverse transcriptase, Nobel Prize (1975)^[19]
• George Wald, retina pigmentation, Nobel Prize (1967).^[20]
• Bret Weinstein, evolutionary biologist^[21]

Notes and References

1. October 1975. Physiology or Medicine 1975 - Press Release. 2015-11-06.
2. http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1980 1980 Nobel Medicine Winners
3. Web site: "Baruch S. Blumberg - Autobiography." Nobel Prize. . Nobelprize.org . 2011-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429013300/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1976/blumberg-autobio.html. 29 April 2011 . live.
4. Web site: Carl and Gerti Cori and Carbohydrate Metabolism. American Chemical Society. June 6, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130112134515/http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/carbohydratemetabolism/index.htm. January 12, 2013.
5. Book: Wasserman. Elga R.. The door in the dream : conversations with eminent women in science. 2000. Joseph Henry Press. 0-309-06568-2. 46. registration.
6. Amieva. Manuel R.. 2018-06-07. Stanley Falkow (1934-2018). Nature. en. 558. 7709. 190. 10.1038/d41586-018-05377-6. 2018Natur.558..190A. 46958780. free.
7. Web site: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1994. 22 January 2016. Nobel Media AB.
8. Web site: H. Robert Horvitz – Nobel diploma. Nobel Prizes and Laureates. NobelPrize.org. 18 September 2015.
9. Web site: Agencies and TOI staff. Prof. whose grandparents fled antisemitism in Czarist Russia wins medicine Nobel. 2021-10-08. www.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
10. Web site: Eric Kandel Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000. Nobel Prizes and Laureates. NobelPrize.org. 23 March 2021.
11. Book: Kempe . Annie . Krugman . Richard D. . Korbin . Jill E. . C. Henry Kempe: A 50 Year Legacy to the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect . 2013 . Springer Dordrecht . Heidelberg . 9789400740846 . 7–12 . https://books.google.com/books?id=wtr4Sf9EwmYC&pg=PA7 . 29 June 2023 . Chapter 2: Dr. C. Henry Kempe: A Daughter's Perspective.
12. Lehman . I. R. . 10.1098/rsbm.2012.0032 . Arthur Kornberg. 3 March 1918 -- 26 October 2007 . . 58 . 151–161 . 2012 . free .
13. Web site: Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff's Jewish family began its American dream in Peabody. JewishJournal.org. Forman. Ethan M.. Dr. Alisha Kramer, also is Jewish.. March 11, 2021.
14. Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, January 19, 2007 p.45
15. Web site: Fritz Lipmann - Biographical. Nobel Prize.
16. Web site: Hermann J. Muller - Biographical. Nobel Prize.
17. Web site: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978. NobelPrize.org.
18. Web site: About Jonas Salk – Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Salk Institute for Biological Studies. February 22, 2016.
19. http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1975/temin-autobio.html Howard M. Temin – Autobiography
20. Web site: The Nobel Foundation. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1967. Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. December 12, 2015.
21. Web site: Frommer . Rachel . Embattled Evergreen State Professor Accused of Hiding Racism Behind His Judaism . . February 1, 2019 . June 13, 2017.