George Streisinger
George Streisinger | |
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Monte Westerfield-George Streisinger at the 10th European ZebraFish Meeting, Budapest, Hungary 3–7 July 2017. | |
| Born | December 27, 1927 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | August 12, 1984 (aged 56) |
| Education | Cornell University, University of Illinois (PhD 1953) |
| Known for | Cloning zebrafish |
| Spouse | Lotte Sielman |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology, genetics |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology, University of Oregon |
| Doctoral advisor | Salvador Luria |
| Other academic advisors | Jean Weigle |
George Streisinger (December 27, 1927 – August 11, 1984) was an American molecular biologist and co-founder of the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Oregon. He was the first person to clone a vertebrate, cloning zebrafish in his University of Oregon laboratory. He also pioneered work in the genetics of the T-even bacterial viruses. In 1972, along with William Franklin Dove he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship award, and in 1975 he was selected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences, making him the second Oregonian to receive the distinction. The University of Oregon's Institute of Molecular Biology named their main building "Streisinger Hall" in his honor.