Norton Zinder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Norton Zinder

American microbiologist

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1928

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 03-Feb-2012

Profession: biologist, microbiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Norton David Zinder (November 7, 1928 – February 3, 2012) was an American biologist famous for his discovery of genetic transduction.
Zinder was born in New York City, received his Ph.D.
from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1969.
He led a lab at Rockefeller University until shortly before his death. In 1966 he was awarded the NAS Award in Molecular Biology from the National Academy of Sciences.