Edward Lewis (geneticist)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edward_Lewis_(geneticist)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Thomas_Hunt_Morgan_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-05-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-07-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pasadena,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Alfred_Sturtevant
gptkbp:employer gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:field developmental biology
genetics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Lewis (geneticist)
gptkbp:knownFor work on Drosophila melanogaster
homeotic genes
genetic control of development
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Christiane_Nüsslein-Volhard
gptkb:Eric_Wieschaus
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1995
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
biologist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Pamela_Lewis
gptkbp:thesisTitle A genetic and cytological analysis of a tandem duplication and its included loci in Drosophila melanogaster
gptkbp:thesisYear 1942
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edward_Lewis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5