Werner Arber

Werner Arber
Arber in 2018
Born	(1929-06-03) 3 June 1929 (age 95) Gränichen, Switzerland
Alma mater	Old Cantonal School Aarau ETH Zurich
Known for	restriction endonucleases
Children	Silvia Arber
Awards	1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Scientific career
Fields	Microbiology
Institutions	University of Geneva, University of Basel, University of Southern California

Werner Arber (born 3 June 1929 in Gränichen, Aargau)^[1] is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction endonucleases. Their work would lead to the development of recombinant DNA technology.