Arthur Kornberg
Curriculum Vitae
| Date and Place of Birth | |
| March 3, 1918, Brooklyn, New York | |
| Education | |
| 1937 | B.S., City College of New York |
| 1941 | M.D., University of Rochester |
| Professional Background | |
| 1941-1942 | Intern, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester |
| 1942-1953 | Commissioned Officer, U.S. Public Health Service |
| 1947-1953 | Chief of Enzyme and Metabolism Section of National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland |
| 1953-1959 | Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1959-1969 | Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California |
| 1959-1988 | Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California |
| 1988- | Professor Emeritus (Active), Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California |
| Honors | |
| 1951 | Paul-Lewis Award in Enzyme Chemistry |
| 1959 | Nobel Prize in Medicine (with Dr. Severo Ochoa) |
| 1965 | President, American Society of Biological Chemists |
| 1970 | American Philosophical Society |
| 1970 | Foreign Member, Royal Society |
| 1979 | National Medal of Science |
| 1960 | Honorary degrees: City College of New York, Washington University, University of Rochester, Yeshiva University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Notre Dame, Princeton University, Colby College, University of Barcelona, University of Paris, Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Miami |
| 1995 | Cosmos Club Award |
| 1995 | Gairdner Foundation Award |
| 1999 | Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building, University of Rochester, NY |
| 2001 | Ramón y Cajal Lecture, June 2001 |
| 2001 | Sankei Shimbun Lectures in Osaka and Tokyo, November 2001 |
| 2002 | Philip Handler Lecture – Duke University, March 2002 |
| 2004 | Honorary Member – The Japan Society |
| Organizations | |
| National Academy of Sciences | |
| American Philosophical Society | |
| Board of Governors, Emeritus, Weizmann Institute | |
| Founder, Member of Policy Board and Scientific Advisory Board – DNAX (Division of Schering-Plough Corp.) | |
| Advisory Board – Osaka Biosciences Institute | |
| Scientific Advisory Board – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | |
| Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board – XOMA Corp. | |
| Scientific Advisory Board – Maxygen Corporation | |
| Member, International Advisory Committee of New International Graduate University in Okinawa | |
| Books | |
| Enzymatic Synthesis of DNA, John Wiley & Sons, 1961 | |
| DNA Synthesis, W. H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco, 1974 | |
| DNA Replication, W. H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco, 1980 | |
| DNA Replication (2nd Edition) with Tania A. Baker., W. H. Freeman and Co., New York, 1992 | |
| For the Love of Enzymes, Harvard University Press, 1989 | |
| The Golden Helix: Inside Biotech Ventures, University Science Books, 1995 | |
* This CV was provided by the Laureate in April, 2005.
Arthur Kornberg died on October 26, 2007.
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