What is Philip Leder?
'''Philip Leder''' (November 19, 1934 – February 2, 2020) was an American [[geneticist]]. He was born in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He was known for his works towards [[genetic code]] and the [[Nirenberg and Leder experiment]]. His many prizes include the [[Lasker Award]] (1987), the [[National Medal of Science]] (1991), the [[Harvey Prize]], and the Heineken Prize awarded by the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]]. He was a member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]], the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] and the [[Institute of Medicine]]. Leder died on February 2, 2020 in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] of [[Parkinson's disease]]-related problems at the age of 85.<ref>[https://irp.nih.gov/blog/post/2020/02/remembrances-phil-leder-1934-2020 Remembrances: Phil Leder (1934-2020)]</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/23/science/philip-leder-dead.html Philip Leder, Who Helped Decipher the Genetic Code, Dies at 85]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120418083344/http://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/membership/member-profile/member/30/0/ Biographical information] Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center * [http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/011455194/catalog Links to digital facsimiles] Leder's 'Codon notebooks' documenting the Nirenberg and Leder experiment can be found in HOLLIS, the Harvard University's library catalog * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070711065949/http://www.researchmatters.harvard.edu/people.php?people_id=710 Philip Leder's listing] in Research Matters, Harvard University * [http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0601-JUNE_GENES_rev_ Esquire Magazine] {{DEFAULTSORT:Leder, Philip}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]] [[Category:American geneticists]] [[Category:Scientists from Washington, D.C.]] {{US-bio-stub}}