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Paul B. Sigler
Born(1934-02-19)February 19, 1934[1]
DiedJanuary 11, 2000(2000-01-11) (aged 65)[1]
Monuments
  • Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University
  • NationalityAmerican
    OccupationProfessor[3]
    SpouseAlthea Jo Martin Sigler[2]
    Children5 children[2]
    Alma materPrinceton University
    Columbia University (MD)
    Cambridge University (PhD)[2]
    Known forPhospholipase A2
    trp repressor[1]
    AwardsNational Academy of Sciences[2]
    HHMI Investigator[4]
    Guggenheim Fellow[2]
    Helen Hay Whitney Fellow[5]
    Scientific career
    FieldsBiophysics
    Biochemistry[3]
    InstitutionsYale University[3]
    University of Chicago
    MRC-LMB
    NIH[2]
    Doctoral advisorsDavid M. Blow[6]
    Websitewww.hhmi.org/scientists/paul-b-sigler

    Paul B. Sigler ((1934-02-19)February 19, 1934 – (2000-01-11)January 11, 2000[7][1]) was the Henry Ford II Professor of Molecular Biophysics and BiochemistryatYale University.[3][8] Major awards included membership in the National Academy of Sciences, HHMI Investigator status, and Guggenheim[2] and Helen Hay Whitney Fellowships.[5] He is noted for pioneering studies of Phospholipase A2 and trp repressor amongst many others.[1]

    Biography[edit]

    Prior to coming to Yale, he was a professor at the University of Chicago.[2] He received his MD from Columbia University in 1959 and his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1955.[2] After briefly practicing medicine and working as a researcher for the NIH,[5] he would go on to earn a second doctorate, a PhD, from Cambridge University at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology[2] working under David M. Blow[6] before moving to the University of Chicago.[2]

    Memorials[edit]

    A memorial plaque is located in front of the Bass Center for Structural Biology on Science Hill on the campus of Yale University. Yale has a Paul Sigler Memorial Prize for undergraduate research in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry.[9] Yale also has sponsored Paul Sigler memorial symposia in the past.[10] The Agouron Institute sponsored 12 Paul Sigler fellowships between 2000 and 2006.[11]

    Death[edit]

    Paul Sigler died on January 11, 2000, at New Haven, Connecticut, US, about a month before his 66th birthday.[citation needed]

    Selected publications[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Saxon, Wolfgang (15 January 2000). "New York Times Obit". The New York Times.
  • ^ a b c d "Yale University Press Release". 23 October 1998.
  • ^ "Paul B. Sigler, MD, PhD - HHMI.org". HHMI.org.
  • ^ a b c "Paul Sigler (1934-2000) MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology".
  • ^ a b "Blow on AcademicTree.org".
  • ^ National Academy of Sciences
  • ^ "Official Site".
  • ^ Paul Sigler Memorial
  • ^ "Paul Sigler Symposium".
  • ^ "Helen Hay Whitney Foundation - Announcement".
  • Further reading[edit]

    External links[edit]


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