Oswald T. Avery

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Rockefeller_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1877-10-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 1955-02-20
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:field biochemistry
genetics
microbiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oswald T. Avery
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:James_Watson
gptkb:Barbara_McClintock
Herschel K. Mitchell
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Richard_Goldschmidt
gptkb:Frederick_Griffith
gptkbp:knownFor Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment
discovery of DNA as the material of heredity
pioneering work in molecular biology
isolation of DNA
demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material
gptkbp:nationality American
Canadian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkbp:researchFocus DNA structure
cell biology
laboratory techniques
scientific communication
scientific ethics
public understanding of science
immunology
molecular biology techniques
molecular genetics
scientific methodology
clinical microbiology
scientific collaboration
bacterial transformation
serology
scientific education
scientific outreach
biological chemistry
bacterial genetics
experimental microbiology
DNA function
antigenic properties of bacteria
genetic transformation
pathogenicity of bacteria
gptkbp:spouse Mabel_Avery