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Harris Lewin

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Harris Lewin · Science & Medicine

What

Genomicist of livestock and comparative genomes; Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2011)

When

1957, United States

Where

United States

Prizes and awards
Biography

Harris Lewin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Genomicist of livestock and comparative genomes; Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2011)

How & why

An American immunogeneticist, Lewin held long tenures at the University of Illinois and the University of California, Davis. He co-led the consortium that produced the first assembly of the cattle genome and advanced comparative genomics of livestock, work recognized by the 2011 Wolf Prize in Agriculture; he now chairs the Earth BioGenome Project. He is documented among Jewish scientists.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Wolf Prize (Agriculture)

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Genomicist of livestock and comparative genomes; Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2011)

2011

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Wolf Prize (Agriculture)