6th President of the California Institute of Technology
In office 1997–2005
Preceded by
Thomas Eugene Everhart
Succeeded by
Jean-Lou Chameau
6th President of Rockefeller University
In office 1990–1991
Preceded by
Joshua Lederberg
Succeeded by
Torsten Wiesel
Personal details
Born
(1938-03-07) March 7, 1938 (age 86) New York, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Alice S. Huang
(m. 1968)
Children
1
Alma mater
Swarthmore College (BA)
Rockefeller University (PhD)
Website
www.bbe.caltech.edu/content/david-baltimore
Known for
Reverse transcriptase
Baltimore classification
Awards
EMBO Member (1983)[1]
NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1974)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1975)
Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1997)
National Medal of Science (1999)
Lasker Award (2021)
Scientific career
Fields
Cell biology, microbiology
Institutions
MIT
Rockefeller University
California Institute of Technology
Thesis
The diversion of macromolecular synthesis in L-cells towards ends dictated by mengovirus(1964)
Doctoral advisor
Richard Franklin
Doctoral students
Sara Cherry
External videos
Nobel Prize Interview with Dr. David Baltimore, 26 April 2001, Nobel Prize.org
David Baltimore: Danger from the Wild: HIV, Can We Conquer It?, iBiology
David Baltimore (born March 7, 1938) is an American biologist, university administrator, and 1975 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine. He is a professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he served as president from 1997 to 2006.[2] He founded the Whitehead Institute and directed it from 1982 to 1990. In 2008, he served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008.
At age 37, Baltimore won the Nobel Prize with Renato Dulbecco and Howard M. Temin "for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell", specifically the discovery of the enzyme reverse transcriptase.[3] He has contributed to immunology, virology, cancer research, biotechnology, and recombinant DNA research. He has also trained many doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, several of whom have gone on to notable and distinguished research careers. In addition to the Nobel Prize, he has received a number of awards, including the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1999 and the Lasker Award in 2021.[4]
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^"Fundamental discoveries, academic leadership, and public advocacy". Lasker Award.
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Global Information
Nobel Prize Interview with Dr. David Baltimore, 26 April 2001, Nobel Prize.org