Charles Cantor
Charles R. Cantor | |
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| Born | August 26, 1942 Brooklyn, New York |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Known for | Pulse field gel electrophoresis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular genetics |
| Institutions | Columbia University University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Ignacio Tinoco Jr. |
Charles R. Cantor (born August 26, 1942 in Brooklyn) is an American molecular geneticist who, in conjunction with David Schwartz, developed pulse field gel electrophoresis for very large DNA molecules. Cantor's three-volume book Biophysical Chemistry, co-authored with Paul Schimmel, was an influential textbook in the 1980s and 1990s.