Robert W. Holley
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 31 years ago |
| Born | Urbana |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Died | Los Gatos |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Ann Lenore Dworkin Holley |
| Known for | Transfer RNA |
| Job | Biochemist |
| Education | Cornell University |
| Urbana High School | |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | |
| Awards | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research |
| NAS Award in Molecular Biology | |
| Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | |
| Date of birth | January 28,1922 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Date of died | February 11,1993 |
| Children | Frederick Owen Holley |
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| ID | 557726 |
Robert W. Holley Life story
Robert William Holley was an American biochemist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 for describing the structure of alanine transfer RNA, linking DNA and protein synthesis. Holley was born in Urbana, Illinois, and graduated from Urbana High School in 1938.
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