Paul Modrich(1946)
ChemistryPaul Modrich is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2015) from United States. Their primary field is Chemistry. They were educated at Stanford University. They have been affiliated with Duke University School of Medicine.
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation countEscherichia coli K-12 clones that overproduce dam methylase are hypermutable
Membrane phospholipid synthesis in Escherichia coli. Identification of the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase polypeptide as the plsB gene product.
Genetic and enzymatic characterization of a conditional lethal mutant of Escherichia coli K12 with a temperature-sensitive DNA ligase.
Recent Publications
View all worksEscherichia coli K-12 clones that overproduce dam methylase are hypermutable
Membrane phospholipid synthesis in Escherichia coli. Identification of the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase polypeptide as the plsB gene product.
Genetic and enzymatic characterization of a conditional lethal mutant of Escherichia coli K12 with a temperature-sensitive DNA ligase.
Career History
James B Duke Professor Emeritus
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, US
James B Duke Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, US
Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chevy Chase, US
Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, US
Associate Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, US
Assistant Professor
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, US
Assistant Professor
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, US
Education
Harvard Medical School
Postdoc
Biological Chemistry
1974
Stanford University School of Medicine
Ph.D.
Biochemistry
1973
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS Biology
1968
Research Funding
No Title
Howard Hughes Medical Insitute
Role of Subunits in T7 Dna Polymerase Activity
Directorate for Biological Sciences
Enzymology Of Eukaryotic Mismatch Repair
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Molecular Mechanisms of DNA-Protein Interaction
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Nucleic Acids 2008 Gordon Research Conference
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
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