James D. Watson

James D. Watson
James D. Watson
Born	(1928-04-06) April 6, 1928 (age 96) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Chicago, Indiana University
Known for	DNA structure, Molecular biology
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1962); Copley Medal (1993)[1]
Scientific career
Fields	Genetics
Institutions	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Harvard University; University of Cambridge; National Institutes of Health
Doctoral advisor	Salvador Luria

James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist and zoologist.

Watson is of British ancestry. He is best known as one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA with Francis Crick in 1953.

Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".^[2]

He studied at the University of Chicago and Indiana University and later worked at the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory. He met Crick at the Cavendish and they became friends.

Watson has received 19 honorary doctorates.

1. ↑ James Watson to receive Othmer gold medal Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 29 September 2009
2. ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962. Nobel Prize Site for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962.