Curriculum Vitae

Born May 20, 1918, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Address: Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, 156-29, Pasadena, California 91125, USA

Academic Education

1939 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, B.A. (Biostatistics)

1942 California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Ph.D. (Genetics)

1943 California Institute of Technology, M.S. (Meteorology)

Appointments and Professional Activities

1947-48 Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

1948-49 Assistant Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology

1949-56 Associate Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology

1956-66 Professor of Biology, California Institute of Technology

1975-76 Visiting Professor, Institute of Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

1966-88 Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Biology, Caltech

1988- Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Biology, Emeritus, Caltech

Fellowships and Awards

Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden, 1981

Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal of the Genetics Society of America, 1983

Gairdner Foundation International Award (Canada), 1987

Wolf Prize in Medicine (Israel), 1989

Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award in Basic Medical Research, 1990

National Medal of Science (USA), 1990

Honorary Member, The Genetical Society (UK), 1990

Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, 1991

The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, 1992

Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1993

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute

Edward B. Lewis died on July 21, 2004.

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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995

Edward B. Lewis, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Eric F. Wieschaus

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995

Nobel Prize Award Ceremony

Edward B. Lewis

Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

Eric F. Wieschaus

Curriculum Vitae