Salvador Luria

Salvador Edward Luria (Turin, August 13, 1912 – Lexington, February 6, 1991) was an Italian-born American microbiologist and a Nobel laureate (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) for his pioneering work with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey on phages in molecular biology. Luria was born Salvatore Luria in Turin, Italy to an influential Italian Sephardic Jewish family. He attended the medical school at the University of Turin studying with Giuse... more

Date of birth:

  • Aug 13, 1912

Date of death:

  • Feb 6, 1991 (age 78 years)

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Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Winning work Notes/Description
  • 1974
  • 1969
  • "for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses"
  • 1991
  • For a lifetime devoted to applying genetics to viruses and bacteria, and for guiding the development of generations of students who have helped create the modern power of molecular biology.
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