Sol Spiegelman

Sol Spiegelman
Sol Spiegelman
Born(1914-12-14)December 14, 1914
DiedJanuary 21, 1983(1983-01-21) (aged 68)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCity College of New York, Washington University in St. Louis
Known fornucleic acid hybridization, Spiegelman's monster experiment
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology, genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University
Doctoral studentsNorman R. Pace

Sol Spiegelman (December 14, 1914 – January 21, 1983) was an American molecular biologist. He developed the technique of nucleic acid hybridization, which helped to lay the groundwork for advances in recombinant DNA technology.