Richard Losick
Richard Losick | |
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| Born | 1943 |
| Education | Princeton University, MIT |
| Known for | Investigating endospore formation in Gram positive organisms |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Microbiology, American Philosophical Society, Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular Biology |
| Institutions | Harvard University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
Richard Marc Losick (/ˈloʊsɪk/ LOH-sik; born 1943) is an American molecular biologist. He is the Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology at Harvard University and a professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is especially noted for his investigations of endospore formation in Gram positive organisms such as Bacillus subtilis.