Thomas A. Steitz
American biochemist
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Thomas Arthur Steitz was an American biochemist, a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, best known for his pioneering work on the ribosome. Wikipedia
Born: August 23, 1940, Milwaukee, WI
Died: October 9, 2018 (age 78 years), Branford, CT
Spouse: Joan A. Steitz (m. 1966)
Education: Harvard University, Lawrence University, and Wauwatosa East High School
Awards: Sir Hans Krebs Medal (2000), Keio Medical Science Prize (2006), Canada Gairdner International Award (2007), and more