Alfred Mirsky
Alfred Mirsky · Science & Medicine
Cell biologist who advanced understanding of chromatin and the cell nucleus
1900, New York City, USA — 1974, New York City, USA
United States
Alfred Mirsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Cell biologist who advanced understanding of chromatin and the cell nucleus
Alfred Ezra Mirsky was a cell biologist at the Rockefeller Institute who helped establish the study of the cell nucleus and chromatin, isolating nucleoproteins and clarifying how DNA and proteins are organized in chromosomes. His work laid groundwork for molecular biology and gene expression. He came from a Jewish family.
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Cell biologist who advanced understanding of chromatin and the cell nucleus
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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