Fred Sherman

Quick Facts

Intro

American biologist

Places

United States of America

was

Scientist Geneticist

Work field

Biology Science

Gender

Male

Birth

21 May 1932 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

Star sign

Gemini People who share this birthday

Death

16 September 2013 People who died on this day

Age

81 years

Education

University of Minnesota

University of California, Berkeley

Awards

George W. Beadle Award

(2006)

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Fred Sherman (May 21, 1932 – September 16, 2013) was an American scientist who pioneered the use of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model for studying the genetics and molecular biology of eukaryotic cells. He also contributed extensively to the genetics of the opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans.

Career

In 1970 Sherman co-founded with Gerald Fink the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's course in yeast genetics and molecular biology, which for 16 years he co-taught.

Awards and honours

Sherman was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1985, and was awarded the Genetics Society of America's George Wells Beadle Medal in 2006 for "distinguished service to the field of genetics and to the genetics community."

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