Daniel Mazia
Daniel Mazia · Science & Medicine
Cell biologist known for foundational research on cell division (mitosis)
1912, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States — 1996, Pacific Grove, California, United States
United States
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Daniel Mazia was an American cell biologist whose research illuminated the molecular machinery of cell division (mitosis), including the isolation of the mitotic apparatus and studies of centrosome duplication that shaped modern understanding of how cells reproduce. His work laid foundations for later research on the cell cycle and cancer. He was Jewish, the son of Jewish immigrants.
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Cell biologist known for foundational research on cell division (mitosis)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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