Edward B. Lewis
Curriculum Vitae
| Born May 20, 1918, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Address: Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 156-29, Pasadena, California 91125, USA |
| Academic Education |
| 1939 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, B.A. (Biostatistics) |
| 1942 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Ph.D. (Genetics) |
| 1943 California Institute of Technology, M.S. (Meteorology) |
| Appointments and Professional Activities |
| 1947-48 Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK |
| 1948-49 Assistant Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology |
| 1949-56 Associate Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology |
| 1956-66 Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology |
| 1975-76 Visiting Professor, Institute of Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1966-88 Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Biology, Caltech |
| 1988- Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Biology, Emeritus, Caltech |
| Fellowships and Awards |
| Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden, 1981 |
| Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal of the Genetics Society of America, 1983 |
| Gairdner Foundation International Award (Canada), 1987 |
| Wolf Prize in Medicine (Israel), 1989 |
| Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award in Basic Medical Research, 1990 |
| National Medal of Science (USA), 1990 |
| Honorary Member, The Genetical Society (UK), 1990 |
| Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, 1991 |
| The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, 1992 |
| Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1993 |
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute
Edward B. Lewis died on July 21, 2004.
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