Harold M. Weintraub
Harold M. Weintraub | |
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| Born | Harold M. Weintraub June 2, 1945 Newark, New Jersey, United States of America |
| Died | March 28, 1995 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) University of Pennsylvania (MD, PhD) |
| Known for | MyoD Control of Cellular differentiation Transcription (genetics) Chromatin structure and function |
| Awards | Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (1982) Outstanding Investigator Grant, National Institutes of Health (1986) Richard Lounsbery Award (1991) Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (1991) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology Developmental Biology |
| Institutions | MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Princeton University Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center University of Washington |
| Doctoral advisor | Howard Holtzer, Ph.D. |
Harold M. "Hal" Weintraub was an American scientist who lived from 1945 until his death in 1995 from an aggressive brain tumor. Only 49 years old, Weintraub left behind a legacy of research.