Sidney Altman

Sidney Altman
Altman in 2012
Born	(1939-05-07)May 7, 1939[1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	April 5, 2022(2022-04-05) (aged 82) Rockleigh, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	Canadian & American
Alma mater	MIT, University of Colorado at Boulder
Known for	Ribozymes
Spouse	Ann Korner (m. 1972; 2 children)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1989) Lomonosov Gold Medal (2016)
Scientific career
Fields	Molecular biology
Doctoral advisor	Leonard Lerman

Sidney Altman (May 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian-American molecular biologist.^[2][3] He was a Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989 he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA. Altman was of Jewish descent.

1. ↑ Sidney Altman. Nobel Foundation
2. ↑ Sidney Altman. Nobel Foundation
3. ↑ James, Laylin K., ed. (1994). Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, 1901–1992. American Chemical Society and Chemical Heritage Foundation. p. 737. ISBN 0-8412-2459-5. Retrieved 2011-09-11.